Citrus County Florida Demographics
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POPULATION:
- 1980: 54,703
- 1990: 93,515
- 1998: 112,424
- 2000: 119,707
- 2004: 130,000
- 2005: 138,953
- 2010: 147,295
- Number of Births 839
- Number of Deaths 1,816
- 0-24 22.1%
- 25-44 19.6%
- 45-64 25.3%
- 65+ 33.0%
- Inverness: 6,800
- Crystal River: 4,200
EMPLOYMENT
- County Civilian Labor Force 34,294
- Unemployment Rate 5.5%
- Agricultural Services 1.2%
- Trade 32.8%
- Transportation, Public Utilities 9.7%
- Manufacturing 5.9%
- Construction 8.6%
- Financial, Insurance, Real Estate 5.0%
- Services 36.3%
- Other 0.5%
MAJOR PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYERS
- Employees:1,600
- Employees: 990
- Employees: 610
- Grocery Employees: 550
- Employees: 545
- Employees: 430
- Employees: 300
- Employees: 267
- Employees: 210
- Employees: 200
- Employees: 190
PER CAPITA INCOME
- (1994) 17,075
- (1995) 17,018
- (1996) 17,653
GOVERNMENT
- Type: Commissioner - No
- Commission/Manager -Yes
- Zoning Regulations -Yes
- Planning Commission -Yes
COUNTY TAXES
- Government 7.8150
- Other 1.4282
- Schools 9.1440
- Total 18.3872
- Is local option ad valorem Tax Exemptions available? No
- Utility Service Tax/Rate - No
- Local Option Sales Tax 0.00%
STATE TAXES
- Corporate Income Tax 5.5%
- Personal Income Tax - None
- Retail Sales Tax 6.0%
- Gasoline Tax $.123 per gal.
FINANCIAL
- Domestic (1998) 62
- S & L Assoc. (1996) 1
- Does local Government Issue Industrial Revenue bonds? Yes
- Is tax increment financing available? Yes
Number of Banks/Branches:
UTILITIES
- Power Suppliers: Florida Power, Withlacoochee River, Sumter Electric
- PSuppliers: Citrus County, Southern States
- Crystal River, Inverness, Ozello, Homosassa
- Water Management District: Southwest Florida
- Water available for new industry? Yes
- Storm Sewer: Yes
- Sanitary Sewer: Yes
- Sewage treatment type: Secondary
- Solid waste disposal: Sanitary Landfill
- Sewerage available for new industry: Yes
- Distributor: Central Florida Gas Co.
- Gas available for new industry? Yes
- Fuel Oil - 4
- Coal -1
- LP Gas - 9
INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT SERVICES
- Computer Services: Yes
- Engineering: Yes
- Plating: No
- Machine Shop: Yes
- Car & Truck Rental: Yes
- Security Services: Yes
- Job Printing: Yes
- Bonded Warehousing: Yes
- Freight Forwarder: Yes
INDUSTRIAL PARKS
- Developed: 7
- Developed Acreage: 340
- Acreage zoned for Manufacturing: 1,089
TRANSPORTATION
- Interstates/Turnpikes: I-75
- Major Highways: US 19, US 98, SR 44, SR 200
- Railroads CSX
- Major Commercial Airport Serving County: Tampa International
- Distance from County Seat: 65 miles
- Avg. # of daily flights: 574
- Airlines serving airport: 25
- Length of longest runway: 11,000
- Charter: Yes
- Private Aircraft Maint: Yes
- Customs Port: Yes
- Immigration: Yes
- Air Cargo: Yes
- International Air: Yes
- Crystal River Airport
- Runway Length: 5,000
- Runway Surface: Concrete
- Lighted Runway: Yes
- Aircraft Tiedown: Yes
- Runway Length: 3,500
- Runway Surface: Asphalt
- Lighted runway: No
- Aircraft Tiedown: No
- Port of Tampa
- Distance: 65 miles
- Depth: 34
- Warehousing: Yes
- Stevedoring: Yes
- Port of Jacksonville
- Distance: 140 miles
- Depth: 38
- Warehousing: Yes
- Stevedoring: Yes
COMMUNICATIONS
- Largest Local: Citrus County Chronicle
- Total Circulation: 27,000
- Largest Regional: St. Petersburg Times
- Total Circulation: 452,150
- Local Radio Stations: 8
- Television: Cable Available: Yes
- Telephone: Local Phone Service: Sprint
- Nearest Regional Mail Handling Facility: Lecanto
- Parcel Service: Yes
- Air/Overnight Parcel Service: Yes
K-12 EDUCATION
- Schools/Teachers/Enrollment (1996)
- Public: 16/719/14,627
- NonPublic: Yes
- State High School Competency Test
- (October 1996 Percent of 11th Graders Passing)
- Math: 87.00%
- Communications: 88.00%
- In 1997-98 43.44% of high school graduates continued Education.
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION
- University of Florida
- University of South Florida
- University of Central Florida
- St. Leo College
- Central FL Community College
- Pasco-Hernando Community College
- Withlacoochee Vo-Tech
- Curriculum offered in Vo-Tech School:
- Data Processing: Yes
- Welding and cutting: Yes
- Electrical wiring: Yes
- Drafting: Yes
- Sheet Metal: Yes
- Machine Shop: Yes
- Electronic Technology: Yes
- Laser Electro Optics: Yes
- Biomedical Technology: Yes
- Robotics/Computer-aided Manf: Yes
MEDICAL (Nearest Hospitals)
- Citrus Memorial Hospital (Inverness)
- Seven Rivers Community Hospital (Crystal River)
FACILITIES
- Motels: 23
- Civic Auditoriums: 3
- Outdoor Amphitheater: 1
- Regional Malls: 1
- Libraries: 9
CHURCHES
- Catholic: 8
- Jewish: 3
- Protestant: 152
- Other: 15
RECREATION
- Tennis Courts: Yes
- Beaches: Yes
- Golf courses: Yes
- City/state parks: Yes
- Boating: Yes
- Public swimming pools: Yes
- Country clubs: Yes
- Symphony: Yes
- Museums: Yes
- Zoo: Yes
- Pari-mutuel wagering: No
Principal Cities:
- Crystal River, Inverness, Homosassa
Climate:
- Average year-round temperature is 70 degrees, with an average of 294 days of sunshine. Winter temperatures average 60.1 degrees and summer temperatures average 82.4 degrees.
Rivers
- Crystal River
- Homosassa River
- Hall's River
- Chassahowitzka River
- Withlacoochee River
- Salt River
Lakes
- Big Lake Henderson
- Little Lake Henderson
- Lake Holathlikaha
- Lake Rousseau
- Tsala Apopka Lake Chain
- Lake Holathlikaha
- Lake Hernando
Beaches
- Fort Island Gulf Beach - saltwater
- Hernando Beach - freshwater
- Fort Cooper State Park - freshwater
Fishing
- Fly and conventional fishermen will find paradise here, with water bordering three sides of the county. Fishing is not a matter of if, but where, to fish.
- Freshwater fishermen can find sunshine bass in the Lake Tsala Apopka chain, specked perch in Lake Rousseau, catfish in the Withlacoochee River and Florida largemouth bass almost everywhere.
- Saltwater fishermen can find grouper and snapper off reefs and coastal rock piles; sea trout and Spanish mackerel frequent grass beds. Cobia and sheepshead can be found around channel markers, redfish and whiting off oyster bars and tarpon on the flats.
Parks and Preserves
- Beverly Hills Community Park
- Bicentenial Park
- Bluebird Springs
- Central Ridge District Park
- Citrus Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest
- Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge
- Chassahowitzka River and Campground
- Cross Florida Greenways State Recreation and Conservation Area
- Crystal River State Archaeological Site
- Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge
- Eagleton Park
- Eden Park
- Eugene Martin Park
- Floral Park
- Fire Station Park
- Flying Eagle Wildlife Management Area
- Fort Cooper State Park
- Fort Island Gulf Beach
- Fort Island Trail Park
- Hernando Beach
- Hernando Park
- Highland Park
- Holder Community Park
- Homosassa Area Recreation Park
- Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park
- Homosassa Tract of the Withlacoochee State Forest
- Hunter Springs
- Keating Park
- Lake Rousseau State Recreation Area and Campground
- Lecanto Community Park
- Ozello Community Park
- Ozello Park
- Pott's Preserve
- Sportsman's Park
- St. Martin's Marsh Aquatic Preserve
- Tillis Hill Park (in Withlacoochee State Forest)
- Trails End Park
- Water Tower Par
- Wesley Jones Park
- Whispering Pines Park
- Withlacoochee State Trail
- Withlacoochee River Canoe Trail
Museums
- Old Courthouse Museum
- Coastal Heritage Museum
- Ted William's Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame
- Olde Mill House Gallery and Printing Museum
Shopping
- An antique trail with 30 different stores dots the county. There is also Heritage Village in Crystal River, which features specialty gifts, a gallery and collectibles. Naber Dolls, in Crystal River, houses hundreds of molded wood dolls. Downtown Inverness has gift and antique stores. There is a commercial shopping mall in north Crystal River. Of course, a variety of small retailers are spread throughout the county, too numerous to list here.
Dining
- More than 170 restaurants range from fast food chains to intimate and elegant dining. Fresh seafood "right off the boat" is the local specialty, along with barbecue, upscale European dining and good old-fashioned home cooking.
This page and all of the many pages about Citrus County Florida which we are offering you here on our site are meant to help you learn about our wonderful area. Where you build your new home is very important and we wish to provide you with as much information about the Citrus County Florida area as you need. If you have any additional questions or would like to know anything else about our area, please call us at 800-853-2363 and we would be more than happy to help you.
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