Crystal River vs Inverness Highlands North

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

Crystal River and Inverness Highlands North 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 2,785 in Inverness Highlands North). Inverness Highlands North has the higher median household income ($58,859 vs $52,112 in Crystal River). Crystal River has the higher median home value ($290,900 vs $166,300 in Inverness Highlands North).

Population, income & housing

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
Population	3,443	2,785
Median age	63.3 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$52,112	$58,859
Median home value	$290,900	$166,300
Median gross rent	$913	$2,525
Housing units	2,057	1,138
Homeownership rate	61.0%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	11.5%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
Population	3,129 → 3,443 (+10.0%)	2,587 → 2,785 (+7.7%)
Median household income	$24,225 → $52,112 (+115.1%)	$48,750 → $58,859 (+20.7%)
Median home value	$114,000 → $290,900 (+155.2%)	$95,700 → $166,300 (+73.8%)
Median gross rent	$691 → $913 (+32.1%)	$982 → $2,525 (+157.1%)

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

Inverness Highlands North

Population

2,5872,785

Median household income

$48,750$58,859

Median home value

$95,700$166,300

Median gross rent

$982$2,525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
Under 5	3.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	8.2%	19.0%
18 to 24	5.2%	5.4%
25 to 34	9.5%	17.2%
35 to 44	4.7%	9.0%
45 to 54	7.3%	14.9%
55 to 64	15.7%	10.2%
65 to 74	17.6%	8.3%
75 and over	28.5%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
White (non-Hispanic)	80.1%	88.0%
Black or African American	10.6%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.8%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.3%	7.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.2%
High school graduate	28.2%	60.7%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	26.7%	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
Drove alone	63.8%	74.2%
Carpooled	12.4%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	7.3%
Walked	8.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	4.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.8%	6.7%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
1-unit, detached	52.1%	90.9%
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%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Crystal River	Inverness Highlands North
Poverty rate	24.9%	11.7%
Average household size	2.00	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1984	1997