Chula Vista vs Crystal City

A side-by-side comparison of Chula Vista and Crystal City: population, income, housing, and more.

Chula Vista and Crystal City are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crystal City has the higher population (6,241 vs 245 in Chula Vista). Chula Vista has the higher median home value ($94,700 vs $86,500 in Crystal City). Since 2019, Crystal City's population has grown faster (-14.6% vs -70.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
Population	245	6,241
Median age	48.0 yrs	33.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$38,598
Median home value	$94,700	$86,500
Median gross rent	—	$445
Housing units	165	2,519
Homeownership rate	100.0%	65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	43.0%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
Population	829 → 245 (-70.4%)	7,310 → 6,241 (-14.6%)
Median household income	$31,452 → $36,029 (+14.6%)	$34,797 → $38,598 (+10.9%)
Median home value	$65,200 → $94,700 (+45.2%)	$48,300 → $86,500 (+79.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$589 → $445 (-24.4%)

Chula Vista

Population

829245

Median household income

$31,452$36,029

Median home value

$65,200$94,700

Crystal City

Population

7,3106,241

Median household income

$34,797$38,598

Median home value

$48,300$86,500

Median gross rent

$589$445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
Under 5	0.0%	5.8%
5 to 17	8.6%	27.0%
18 to 24	23.3%	7.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	15.2%
45 to 54	18.4%	8.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	13.9%	10.6%
75 and over	26.5%	5.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
White (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	6.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	100.0%	93.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
No high school diploma	73.1%	25.7%
High school graduate	26.9%	33.8%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	1.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
Drove alone	0.0%	89.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	5.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	100.0%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
1-unit, detached	29.7%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	70.3%	13.0%

Poverty & households

	Chula Vista	Crystal City
Poverty rate	13.9%	41.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1994	1968