Crystal Falls is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 1,597 people and two associated neighborhoods, Crystal Falls is the 397th largest community in Michigan. Crystal Falls has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

A relatively large number of people in Crystal Falls telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.85% 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.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Crystal Falls has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Crystal Falls a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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

The citizens of Crystal Falls are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.99% of adults in Crystal Falls have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Crystal Falls in 2022 was $25,449, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $101,796 for a family of four. However, Crystal Falls contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Crystal Falls home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crystal Falls residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crystal Falls include German, Italian, Finnish, Polish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Crystal Falls is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.