Crystal is a medium-sized city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 22,265 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Crystal is the 49th largest community in Minnesota.

Also of interest is that Crystal has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The citizens of Crystal are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.69% of adults in Crystal have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Crystal in 2022 was $41,856, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $167,424 for a family of four. However, Crystal contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Crystal is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crystal home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crystal residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crystal include German, Norwegian, Irish, Swedish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Crystal is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.