Crescent City is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of California. With a population of 5,611 people and five associated neighborhoods, Crescent City is the 477th largest community in California.

A relatively large number of people in Crescent City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.88% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Crescent City is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Crescent City does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Crescent City is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.81% of adults 25 and older in Crescent City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Crescent City in 2022 was $18,254, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $73,016 for a family of four. However, Crescent City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Crescent City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crescent City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crescent City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Crescent City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 29.61% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crescent City include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Crescent City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.