Crystal River is a city of 3,638 people in Florida. At a median age of 62.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The foreign-born share is 4%. That trails the Florida median by roughly 27%. Median rent is $880 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $54,405, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 62.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 118%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Crystal River
What changed most since 1990
Median age43.1 → 62.0(+18.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Black share12.5% → 0.4%(−12.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants69.8% → 60.5%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Crystal River's population equals 2.2% of Citrus County's. Its number of households without a car equals 7.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.6% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6.8%(26)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)3.2%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.2%(126)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.7%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.7%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 380 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Crystal River, decade by decade
Crystal River population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
4,044
$56,958
$178,805
16.3%
35.2
2000
3,485
$67,778
$152,655
23.8%
38.9
2010
3,108
$62,322
$285,269
27.6%
37.0
2020
3,396
$35,701
$222,773
34.7%
40.3
2024
3,638
$54,405
$332,100
30.7%
35.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
