Crystal River, FL Population

Overview

3,291

Total Population

61.2

Median age

53.51%

Female population %

86.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

85+ years

Largest age group

128.2

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

139

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Crystal River's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Crystal River is 61.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Crystal River's population under 18 was 13.64%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Crystal River's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 46.31% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Crystal River, 9.88% were under the age of 15, 10.27% aged 15 to 29, 33.55% aged 30 to 64, 32.63% aged 65 to 84, and 13.67% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 231 more females than males in Crystal River:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 53.51% females and 46.49% males in Crystal River, FL.
The Crystal River, FL gender ratio is 86.9:100 i.e. 86.9 men to 100 women (0.869).
For male population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 200.
For the female population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 266.

Crystal River's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Crystal River population: 86.75% are White, 10.67% are Black or African American, 0.61% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.67% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 1.31% are multiracial.
Crystal River's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 139 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,152 (95.78% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Crystal River is White with a population of 2,855 (86.75% of the total population).

Crystal River's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 3,657 in the year 2004
From 2000 to 2010, Crystal River's population decreased by 466 (13.09%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Crystal River's population increased by 313 (10.12%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Crystal River's population was lowest in year 2014 at 3,020.