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.Crystal River is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Crystal River is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One of the benefits of Crystal River is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.47 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. As is often the case in a small city, Crystal River doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
