Citrus Heights

Population & Demographics

Citrus Heights, CA

Citrus Heights is home to 86,995 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,528 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
86,995
people
Population

86,995 residents

Median age 38.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Citrus Heights population & demographics

Who lives in Citrus Heights — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
86,995
Median age
38.7yrs
Median household income
$82,314
Median home value
$454,600
Median gross rent
$1,827/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
23.9%
Poverty rate
8.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Citrus Heights

How Citrus Heights breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White65.6%
Hispanic or Latino20.1%
Two or more races6.2%
Black3.5%
Asian3.5%
Some other race0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%

Race across Citrus Heights

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Citrus Heights.

Citrus Heights at a glance
Employed Residents
38,528
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
7.9mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
6.1%
Share working within the area
Work from home
16.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Sacramento
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Citrus Heights proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Citrus Heights commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Citrus Heights

38,528 commutes, one dot at a time

Citrus Heights

Where 38,528 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Citrus Heights, by worker count.

1Sacramento13.2 mi6,557
2Roseville4.8 mi4,574
3Citrus Heights0.0 mi2,349
4Rancho Cordova7.9 mi2,160
5Folsom7.8 mi1,567
6Carmichael4.3 mi1,386
7Arden-Arcade8.1 mi1,333
8Rocklin7.8 mi1,073

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Citrus Heights.

1Citrus Heights0.0 mi2,349
2Sacramento13.2 mi1,488
3Roseville4.8 mi1,147
4Carmichael4.3 mi775
5Antelope4.1 mi574
6Rancho Cordova7.9 mi547
7Arden-Arcade8.1 mi547
8Orangevale3.8 mi514

Top industries

The sectors that employ Citrus Heights’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade24.2%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance23.8%
AFAccommodation and Food Services17.2%
COConstruction6.2%
EDEducational Services5.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services4.1%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
FIFinance and Insurance2.9%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation2.9%
Connectivity

Internet options for Citrus Heights

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps15%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Citrus Heights

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