Crescent City is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 5,983 people and five associated neighborhoods, Crescent City is the 477th largest community in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.29% 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.

One of the nice things about Crescent City 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Crescent City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

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

The citizens of Crescent City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.58% of adults in Crescent City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Crescent City in 2022 was $16,379, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $65,516 for a family of four. However, Crescent City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Crescent City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crescent City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crescent City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Crescent City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.62% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crescent City include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Crescent City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.