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 3,661 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.

A relatively large number of people in Crystal River telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.88% 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Crystal River has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Crystal River a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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 16.70 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.

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

The education level of Crystal River citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.70% of adults in Crystal River have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Crystal River in 2022 was $36,147, which is middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,588 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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Crystal River include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Lithuanian.

The most common language spoken in Crystal River is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.