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Crystal City, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Crystal City is a Census city of 6,159 people across 3.67 square miles of land, in Zavala County. Median household income is $36,328, 63.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $425,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crystal City
What Crystal City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.67 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,679
- County holding the largest share of its areaZavala County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Crystal City
- Population6,159
- Median age31.3
- Population under 182,031 plus or minus 532
- Share under 1833.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Population 65 and over1,024 plus or minus 254
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households2,188
- Family households1,635
- Share of households that are families74.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Crystal City
- Median household income$36,328
- Per capita income$20,288 plus or minus $5,907
- Civilian labor force2,481
- Employed2,405
- Unemployed76 plus or minus 86
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over3,877
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher71.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher10.3 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Crystal City
- Housing units2,526
- Occupied units2,188
- Vacant units338 plus or minus 172
- Vacancy rate13.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied1,386
- Renter occupied802 plus or minus 221
- Ownership rate63.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$109,100 plus or minus $27,456
- Median gross rent, monthly$518 plus or minus $129
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.1 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units1,777
- Share single family70.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more378 plus or minus 169
- Share in buildings of two or more15.0 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes371 plus or minus 163
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Crystal City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,282
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,233 plus or minus 331
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.0 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more256 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.2 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Drove alone86.6 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crystal City
SBA loans in Crystal City (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$425,000
- Average approval$141,667
- Median approval$150,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval4.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crystal City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Crystal City
- NFIP communityCity of Crystal City
- NFIP community number480688
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/01/87(L)
The City of Crystal City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480688 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Zavala County, not Crystal City
Zavala County context, not Crystal City figures
- Establishments in Zavala County96
- Covered employment, Zavala County2,436
- Average annual pay, Zavala County$51,566
- Housing units permitted, Zavala County2
Every figure in this section is published for Zavala County as a whole and is not a measurement of Crystal City.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Crystal City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crystal City, Texas?
6,159, in 2,188 households. Crystal City city covers 3.67 square miles of land, which is 1,679 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crystal City in?
Zavala County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Crystal City?
$36,328. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $109,100. Median gross rent is $518 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Crystal City businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $425,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $150,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crystal City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Crystal City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Crystal City. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Crystal City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Crystal City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Crystal City, city of, community 480688, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Crystal City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Zavala County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Crystal City.
Is zoning published for Crystal City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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