Crystal City is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 6,145 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crystal City is the 327th largest community in Texas.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Crystal City is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crystal City is a city of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crystal City who work in management occupations (16.17%), office and administrative support (11.60%), and sales jobs (8.36%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Crystal City spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.89 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Crystal City is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Crystal City are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.13% of adults in Crystal City have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Crystal City in 2022 was $21,198, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,792 for a family of four. However, Crystal City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Crystal City also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.42% of its population below the federal poverty line.Crystal City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crystal City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Crystal City, accounting for 95.31% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Crystal City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crystal City include Scottish, British, Dutch, Irish, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Crystal City is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Polish.
