Citrus County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 583.8 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 242.2 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 515.2%. On the 2000 census form, 98.9% of the population reported only one race, with 2.4% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 2.7% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 2.20 persons compared to an average family size of 2.60 persons. In 2007 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $36,863. Per capita income grew by 17.1% between 1997 and 2007 (adjusted for inflation).

People & Income Overview (By Place of Residence)	Value	Rank in U.S.	Industry Overview (2007) (By Place of Work)	Value	Rank in U.S.
Population (2008)	141,416	431	Covered Employment	34,025	637
Growth (%) since 1990	51.2%	279	Avg wage per job	$31,729	1257
Households (2000)	52,634	390	Manufacturing - % all jobs in County	2.2%	2619
Labor Force (persons) (2008)	57,389	511	Avg wage per job	$29,321	2324
Unemployment Rate (2008)	8.0	406	Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County	0.6%	2676
Per Capita Personal Income (2007)	$28,883	1579	Avg wage per job	$45,788	420
Median Household Income (2007)	$36,979	2136	Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County	19.9%	101
Poverty Rate (2007)	12.1	2004	Avg wage per job	$36,863	614
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	78.3	1,695	Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County	2.3%	1727
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000)	13.2	1,855	Avg wage per job	$43,513	702