Crystal Lake, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

2,024

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.9

4.31% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

1.68%

13.7% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$143,882

0.869% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Crystal Lake, CT is home to a population of 2.02k people, from which 95.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 12.3% of Crystal Lake, CT residents were born outside of the country (249 people).

In 2024, there were 9.25 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.68k people) in Crystal Lake, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 181 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 54 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.8%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.8% of Crystal Lake, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crystal Lake, CT was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Crystal Lake, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crystal Lake, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.68k ± 445
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
181 ± 178
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
54 ± 52

3.71%

Hispanic Population

75 people

3.71% of the people in Crystal Lake, CT are hispanic (75 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Crystal Lake, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

12.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

249 people

12.2%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

239 people

As of 2024, 12.3% of Crystal Lake, CT residents (249 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Crystal Lake, CT was 12.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Crystal Lake, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
77 ± 83
Gulf War (1990s)
46 ± 51
Gulf War (2001-)
40 ± 59

Crystal Lake, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.67 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Crystal Lake, CT.

Economy

The economy of Crystal Lake, CT employs 1.05k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crystal Lake, CT were Educational Services (166 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (142 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($131,000), Manufacturing ($101,776), and Finance & Insurance ($101,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.05k

2024 Value

± 261

−0.847%

1 Year decline

± 35.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crystal Lake, CT declined at a rate of −0.847%, from 1.06k employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crystal Lake, CT, are Management Occupations (169 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (138 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (137 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crystal Lake, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.05k

2024 Value

± 261

−0.847%

1 Year decline

± 35.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crystal Lake, CT declined at a rate of −0.847%, from 1.06k employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crystal Lake, CT, are Educational Services (166 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (144 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (142 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crystal Lake, CT, though some of these residents may live in Crystal Lake, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$101,510

Median earning men ± $9,477

$64,471

Median earning women ± $10,693

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,833), Construction ($131,000), and Manufacturing ($101,579).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,417), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($68,590), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($62,610).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Crystal Lake, CT was $361,800 in 2024, which is 1.09 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $345,300 to $361,800, a 4.78% increase. The homeownership rate in Crystal Lake, CT is 91.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crystal Lake, CT have an average commute time of 38.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crystal Lake, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$361,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$34,505

$714

Median Property Taxes

±$197

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Crystal Lake, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Crystal Lake, CT compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.4%

Homeownership

2024

58.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.4% of the housing units in Crystal Lake, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 91.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Crystal Lake, CT compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$143,882

Median Household Income

± $28,755

781

Number of Households

± 210

In 2024, the median household income of the 781 households in Crystal Lake, CT grew to $143,882 from the previous year's value of $142,642.

The following chart displays the households in Crystal Lake, CT distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crystal Lake, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Connecticut across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (76.1%)
Worked At Home (17.5%)
Public Transit (3.77%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Crystal Lake, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (17.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (3.77%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

38.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crystal Lake, CT have a longer commute time (38.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 12.1% of the workforce in Crystal Lake, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Crystal Lake, CT compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Crystal Lake, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Crystal Lake, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.68% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crystal Lake, CT (34 out of 2.02k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crystal Lake, CT is Two Or More, followed by Hispanic and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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