Crystal River is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 3,514 people and six associated neighborhoods, Crystal River is the 320th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Crystal River is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crystal River is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Crystal River who work in office and administrative support (18.35%), sales jobs (17.18%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (8.17%). Also of interest is that Crystal River has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Crystal River telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Crystal River has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Crystal River has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Crystal River than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Crystal River may be for you. One of the nice things about Crystal River is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.47 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small city, Crystal River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Crystal River is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.81% of adults in Crystal River have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Crystal River in 2022 was $33,965, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $135,860 for a family of four. However, Crystal River contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crystal River is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crystal River home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crystal River residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crystal River include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Crystal River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
