Crystal River vs Homosassa

A side-by-side comparison of Crystal River and Homosassa: population, income, housing, and more.

Crystal River and Homosassa are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crystal River has the higher population (3,443 vs 2,072 in Homosassa). Homosassa has the higher median household income ($60,889 vs $52,112 in Crystal River). Homosassa has the higher median home value ($327,900 vs $290,900 in Crystal River).

Population, income & housing

	Crystal River	Homosassa
Population	3,443	2,072
Median age	63.3 yrs	64.1 yrs
Median household income	$52,112	$60,889
Median home value	$290,900	$327,900
Median gross rent	$913	$3,501
Housing units	2,057	2,018
Homeownership rate	61.0%	95.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crystal River	Homosassa
Population	3,129 → 3,443 (+10.0%)	2,037 → 2,072 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$24,225 → $52,112 (+115.1%)	$47,225 → $60,889 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $290,900 (+155.2%)	$317,700 → $327,900 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $913 (+32.1%)	$1,146 → $3,501 (+205.5%)

Crystal River

Population

3,1293,443

Median household income

$24,225$52,112

Median home value

$114,000$290,900

Median gross rent

$691$913

Homosassa

Population

2,0372,072

Median household income

$47,225$60,889

Median home value

$317,700$327,900

Median gross rent

$1,146$3,501

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crystal River	Homosassa
Under 5	3.3%	0.7%
5 to 17	8.2%	5.6%
18 to 24	5.2%	2.5%
25 to 34	9.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	4.7%	16.7%
45 to 54	7.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.7%	19.4%
65 to 74	17.6%	29.5%
75 and over	28.5%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crystal River	Homosassa
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	96.6%
Black or African American	10.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.8%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	2.3%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crystal River	Homosassa
No high school diploma	10.8%	12.5%
High school graduate	28.2%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	18.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crystal River	Homosassa
Drove alone	63.8%	73.0%
Carpooled	12.4%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	18.6%
Other means	1.1%	4.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crystal River	Homosassa
1-unit, detached	52.1%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	16.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	0.0%
20 or more units	4.4%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Crystal River	Homosassa
Poverty rate	24.9%	13.0%
Average household size	2.00	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1984	1987