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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.77% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Crystal River spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.47 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Crystal River does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Crystal River are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.