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Citrus County Florida Demographics

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POPULATION:

  • 1980: 54,703
  • 1990: 93,515
  • 1998: 112,424
  • 2000: 119,707
  • 2004: 130,000
    Populations:
  • 2005: 138,953
  • 2010: 147,295
    Components of Population Change (1997):
  • Number of Births 839
  • Number of Deaths 1,816
    Population Age Break Down
  • 0-24 22.1%
  • 25-44 19.6%
  • 45-64 25.3%
  • 65+ 33.0%
    County Land Area (sq.mi.): 661
    Largest Incorporated Municipalities (1998 population):
  • Inverness: 6,800
  • Crystal River: 4,200

EMPLOYMENT

    Labor Force:
  • County Civilian Labor Force 34,294
  • Unemployment Rate 5.5%
    County Nonfarm Employment by Industry (1997):
  • 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

    Largest Employers/Product or Service/Total Employees (2001):
    Florida Power Corporation Utilities
  • Employees:1,600
    Citrus Memorial Hospital Health Care
  • Employees: 990
    Winn Dixie Grocery
  • Employees: 610
    Publix
  • Grocery Employees: 550
    Seven Rivers Hospital Health Care
  • Employees: 545
    Pro-Line Boat Manufacturing
  • Employees: 430
    Wal-Mart Retail Store
  • Employees: 300
    Sunshine Material Corp Building Supplies
  • Employees: 267
    Kash-N-Karry Grocery
  • Employees: 210
    K-Mart Retail Store
  • Employees: 200
    Home Depot
  • Employees: 190

PER CAPITA INCOME

    Median Household 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

    Ad Valorem Millage Rate (1998):
  • 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

    Number of Banks/Branches:

  • Domestic (1998) 62
  • S & L Assoc. (1996) 1

  • Does local Government Issue Industrial Revenue bonds? Yes

  • Is tax increment financing available? Yes

UTILITIES

    Electricity:
  • Power Suppliers: Florida Power, Withlacoochee River, Sumter Electric
    Water:
  • PSuppliers: Citrus County, Southern States
  • Crystal River, Inverness, Ozello, Homosassa
  • Water Management District: Southwest Florida
    Major Water Source: Wells
  • Water available for new industry? Yes
    Sanitation:
  • Storm Sewer: Yes
  • Sanitary Sewer: Yes
  • Sewage treatment type: Secondary
  • Solid waste disposal: Sanitary Landfill
  • Sewerage available for new industry: Yes
    Natural Gas:
  • Distributor: Central Florida Gas Co.
  • Gas available for new industry? Yes
    Other Fuel Sources: Number of Distributors Serving County (1994):
  • 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

    Number of 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
    >Airport Services Offered:
  • Charter: Yes
  • Private Aircraft Maint: Yes
  • Customs Port: Yes
  • Immigration: Yes
  • Air Cargo: Yes
  • International Air: Yes
    Local Commercial/Executive Airports:
  • Crystal River Airport
  • Runway Length: 5,000
  • Runway Surface: Concrete
  • Lighted Runway: Yes
  • Aircraft Tiedown: Yes
    Inverness Airport
  • Runway Length: 3,500
  • Runway Surface: Asphalt
  • Lighted runway: No
  • Aircraft Tiedown: No
    Nearest Port w/Docking Facilities:
  • 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

    Newspapers
  • 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
    Mail/Parcel:
  • 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

    Colleges/Universities Serving the County:
  • University of Florida
  • University of South Florida
  • University of Central Florida
  • St. Leo College
    Community College within 50 mile radius:
  • Central FL Community College
  • Pasco-Hernando Community College
    Vocational-Tech Schools within 50-mile radius:
  • 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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