PlainZIP

Crystal River, FL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Crystal River, FL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 17,672. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CRYSTAL-RIVER-FL · Crystal River, FL 2 ZIPs · 17,672 pop · #20703/25278 · Citrus County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $53,087
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20703/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Homosassa
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,672
  • SPREAD-TIGHT 34428→34429
  • HOME-MID $256,700

Nearest income peer: Homosassa, FL ( $728 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Crystal River

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Crystal River on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Crystal River, FL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,672
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,087
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 2 ZIPs ($53,087 average) · poverty 17.3%. The primary code (34428) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Crystal River as a pure owner town.

Within Florida, South Bay is the closest lower-income city and Lake Wales the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 3 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Crystal River.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Crystal River differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Crystal River: $50,779 in ZIP 34428 to $55,395 in 34429. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.1×

34428 to 34429

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.0×

34429 to 34428

Poverty-rate spread
5.8 points

34429 to 34428

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 34428 skews compact Crystal River

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 34428 covers about 52% of Crystal River's 17,672 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Crystal River

Citywide ZBP: 719 establishments, 7,214 employees , annual payroll $334,060k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 34429 (476 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (113) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Crystal River, FL

These ZIP codes sit in Citrus County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Crystal River. See the Citrus County roll-up →

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Citrus County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Crystal River, Dunnellon, Inverness and Beverly Hills among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Dunnellon marks the far end of that range at $63,943, 20% above Crystal River.

Side-by-side: Compare 34428 vs 34429 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
34428 9,109 $50,779 243 52
34429 8,563 $55,395 476 82
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Crystal River roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Crystal River, .