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Citrus Heights

California · 86,348 residents (2025 est.) · 14.2 sq mi
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Citrus Heights is home to 86,995 people in California. Density works out to 6,120 people per square mile. 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the California median by roughly 17%. Renters pay $1,827 a month at the median. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $454,600.

At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,314, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
24% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Citrus Heights

What changed most since 1990

  • Population107,439 → 86,995 (−19%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Adults with a bachelor's degree19.1% → 23.9% (+4.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts

Among the 86 cities and towns in the Sacramento metro

  • 56th in household income$82,314
  • 58th in share with a bachelor's degree23.9%
  • 59th in home value$454,600
  • 46th in diversity score65.2

Its weight in Sacramento County

Citrus Heights's population equals 5.5% of Sacramento County's. Its number of households without a car equals 3.7% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 3.7% of the county's.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
86,995
+2%since 2000
from 85,071 in 2000
86,348 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
6,120 / sq mi
+2%since 2000
from 5,984 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
38.7
+11%since 2000
from 34.9 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
14.2 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
81K88K95K103K110K19902000201020202024Citrus Heights
202487K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 55.5%(4,802)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 95.8%(5,012)
US avg: 6%
10 to 145.6%(4,870)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 195.5%(4,805)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 245.5%(4,746)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3416.9%(14,704)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413%(11,305)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5411.8%(10,247)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 6412%(10,468)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 7411%(9,604)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 844.9%(4,269)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over2.5%(2,163)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$82,314
+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $43,859 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$38,221
+84%since 2000
from $20,744 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
54.9%
+23.2 ptssince 2009
from 31.7% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
8.6%
+0.3 ptssince 2000
from 8.3% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.382
+3%since 2010
from 0.372 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information14.5%
US avg: 10.8%
Wholesale trade10.1%
US avg: 6.9%
Other services7.7%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration5.1%
US avg: 4.8%
Retail trade4.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Finance & insurance4.5%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical3.7%
US avg: 5.1%
Transportation & warehousing2.2%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing0.9%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.8%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$454,600
+88%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $132,700 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,827
+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $728 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.7%
+3.6 ptssince 2000
from 57.2% in 2000
39.3% rent
Vacancy rate
3.6%
−3.4 ptssince 2009
from 7.0% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.56 people
+2%since 2009
from 2.51 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
30.4%
−10.0 ptssince 2009
from 40.4% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
54.3%
+4.7 ptssince 2009
from 49.6% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
5.5
−4%since 2009
from 5.8 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
52
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic79.7%(67,809)
Black2.7%(2,334)
Hispanic / Latino10%(8,539)
Asian2.8%(2,344)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic65.6%(57,059)
Black3.5%(3,081)
Hispanic / Latino20.1%(17,503)
Asian3.5%(3,069)
Other7.2%(6,283)
Diversity Score
65
+33%since 2009
from 49 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican16.7%(14,554)
Puerto Rican0.5%(447)
Salvadoran0.3%(282)
Spaniard0.3%(254)
Guatemalan0.3%(241)
Chilean0.2%(149)
Peruvian0.1%(128)
Honduran0.1%(103)
Nicaraguan0.1%(103)
Colombian0.1%(87)
+ 4 more hispanic origin groups with data
Cuban0.1%(69)
Ecuadorian0.1%(50)
Panamanian0.1%(44)
Dominican0%(32)
Asian origin
Filipino1.4%(1,201)
Vietnamese0.4%(314)
Japanese0.3%(282)
Asian Indian0.2%(217)
Chinese0.2%(180)
Kazakh0.2%(132)
Korean0.1%(122)
Mien0.1%(107)
Hmong0.1%(86)
Indonesian0.1%(74)
Nepalese0.1%(60)
Laotian0.1%(59)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Taiwanese0%(20)
Pakistani0%(18)
Thai0%(16)
Pacific Islander origin
Fijian0.2%(158)
Samoan0.1%(69)
Chamorro0%(34)
Ancestry
English12.9%(11,224)
German12.4%(10,763)
Irish11.6%(10,124)
Italian5%(4,359)
Ukrainian2.7%(2,364)
American2.6%(2,291)
Scottish2.4%(2,082)
Russian1.9%(1,660)
French1.8%(1,589)
Norwegian1.5%(1,287)
Polish1.4%(1,180)
Portuguese1.3%(1,172)
+ 37 more ancestry groups with data
Dutch1.2%(1,052)
Swedish1.2%(1,035)
Scotch-Irish1.2%(1,024)
Iranian0.8%(692)
Welsh0.8%(656)
Armenian0.7%(577)
British0.6%(520)
Danish0.5%(406)
Romanian0.5%(398)
Arab0.4%(377)
Swiss0.3%(303)
Czech0.3%(266)
Hungarian0.3%(260)
Greek0.3%(257)
Austrian0.3%(252)
Canadian0.3%(232)
Israeli0.3%(222)
Latvian0.2%(178)
Brazilian0.2%(153)
Finnish0.2%(149)
Egyptian0.1%(100)
Palestinian0.1%(87)
Lebanese0.1%(73)
Belgian0.1%(71)
Slovak0.1%(65)
Lithuanian0.1%(62)
Iraqi0.1%(60)
Nigerian0.1%(52)
Croatian0%(34)
Syrian0%(33)
Bulgarian0%(29)
Jordanian0%(28)
Turkish0%(25)
Serbian0%(22)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
23.9%
+5.7 ptssince 2000
from 18.2% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
90.9%
+2.4 ptssince 2000
from 88.5% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
7.4%
+2.2 ptssince 2000
from 5.3% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
28.0 min
+59%since 2000
from 17.6 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
68.8%
−9.5 ptssince 2009
from 78.3% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−2.6 ptssince 2009
from 12.2% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
1.1%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 1.9% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
16.9%
+12.5 ptssince 2009
from 4.4% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
1.7%
+0.5 ptssince 2009
from 1.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.4%
−0.3 ptssince 2009
from 0.7% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2009
from 5.5% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
6.7%
−5.1 ptssince 2011
from 11.8% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
63.6%
−3.6 ptssince 2011
from 67.1% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
76.4%
+0.6 ptssince 2020
from 75.8% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.8%
+1.9 ptssince 2009
from 13.0% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.4%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 30.3% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
48.4%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 48.7% in 2009
Female
51.6%
+0.4 ptssince 2009
from 51.3% in 2009
Foreign born
15.8%
+2.9 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
6.7%
−6.7 ptssince 2009
from 13.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
14.8%
+0.9 ptssince 2012
from 13.9% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
6.7%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
93.4%
+11.6 ptssince 2017
from 81.8% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
97.4%
+2.7 ptssince 2020
from 94.7% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
88.0%
+2.9 ptssince 2020
from 85.1% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
78.4%
−1.9 ptssince 2016
from 80.4% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
10.2%
+0.2 ptssince 2016
from 9.9% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married39.2%(13,735)
Married47.5%(16,635)
Widowed3.2%(1,138)
Divorced10.1%(3,527)
Women 15+
Never married30%(11,165)
Married44%(16,412)
Widowed8.5%(3,165)
Divorced17.5%(6,534)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
6.7%
−9.3 ptssince 2013
from 16.0% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
56.6%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 55.1% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
10.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2020
from 11.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
19.5%
+1.2 ptssince 2020
from 18.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
26.2%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 26.3% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
2.5%
+0.4 ptssince 2020
from 2.1% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
66.2%
+0.5 ptssince 2020
from 65.7% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
42.2%
+0.3 ptssince 2020
from 41.9% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)18.4%(851)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.3%(708)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41%(1,894)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War11%(508)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,617 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Over time

Citrus Heights, decade by decade

Citrus Heights population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990107,439$85,798$316,56919.1%30.2
200085,071$79,896$241,73418.2%43.9
201083,301$77,038$399,20318.9%55.5
202087,583$79,833$395,97321.6%67.4
202486,995$82,314$454,60023.9%65.2

Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.

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Frequently asked

How many people live in Citrus Heights, California?

Citrus Heights, California has about 86,995 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Citrus Heights, California?

The typical household in Citrus Heights, California earns about $82,314 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Citrus Heights, California expensive?

In Citrus Heights, California, the median home is worth about $454,600, and the typical rent is about $1,827 a month.

How educated are people in Citrus Heights, California?

About 23.9% of adults age 25 and over in Citrus Heights, California hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Citrus Heights, California?

About 8.6% of people in Citrus Heights, California live below the federal poverty line.

Has Citrus Heights, California grown since 1990?

Yes, Citrus Heights, California has shrunk since 1990. The population has lost about 20,444 residents, a change of about -19 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024

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