Crystal Lake, IL

Census Place

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2024 Population
40,579
US Senator
Dick Durbin
Democratic Party
US Senator
Tammy Duckworth
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
39.3
0.506% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
6.8%
11.4% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$108,418
2.84% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$311,400
8.35% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
22,246
2.35% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Crystal Lake, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.9% of the residents in Crystal Lake, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Crystal Lake, IL are McHenry County College (1,785 degrees awarded in 2023), Cosmetology & Spa Academy (261 degrees), and First Institute of Travel, Inc. (145 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Crystal Lake, IL was $311,400, and the homeownership rate was 77.6%.

Most people in Crystal Lake, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Crystal Lake, IL was 2 cars per household.

United StatesIllinoisMcHenry County, ILChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WIMcHenry County (North, West & Central) PUMA, ILMcHenry County (Southeast)--Algonquin, McHenry & Nunda Townships PUMA, IL

Population & Diversity

Crystal Lake, IL is home to a population of 40.6k people, from which 94.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.3% of Crystal Lake, IL residents were born outside of the country (4.19k people).

In 2024, there were 13.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.8k people) in Crystal Lake, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Other (Hispanic) and 1.81k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.9%
2024 Citizenship
95.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.9% of Crystal Lake, IL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crystal Lake, IL was 95.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crystal Lake, IL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    31.8k ± 1.02k
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    2.33k ± 665
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    1.81k ± 507
13.8%
Hispanic Population
5.6k people

In 2024, there were 13.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31.8k people) in Crystal Lake, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.33k Other (Hispanic) and 1.81k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

13.8% of the people in Crystal Lake, IL are hispanic (5.6k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    633,244 ± 19,044 people
  2. India
    161,770 ± 9,812 people
  3. Poland
    119,556 ± 8,449 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 633,244 Illinois residents, followed by India with 161,770 and Poland with 119,556.

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Foreign-Born Population

10.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
4.19k people
9.2%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
3.72k people

As of 2024, 10.3% of Crystal Lake, IL residents (4.19k 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, IL was 9.2%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    449 ± 155
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    189 ± 103
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    139 ± 99

Crystal Lake, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.38 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Crystal Lake, IL employs 22.2k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crystal Lake, IL were Manufacturing (2,880 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,742 people), and Retail Trade (2,369 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($90,909), Public Administration ($86,354), and Information ($86,300).

Employment

Occupations

22.2k
2024 Value
± 1,181
2.35%
1 Year growth
± 7.37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crystal Lake, IL grew at a rate of 2.35%, from 21.7k employees to 22.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crystal Lake, IL, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,679 people), Management Occupations (2,664 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,220 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crystal Lake, IL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

22.2k
2024 Value
± 1,181
2.35%
1 Year growth
± 7.37%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crystal Lake, IL grew at a rate of 2.35%, from 21.7k employees to 22.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crystal Lake, IL, are Manufacturing (2,880 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,742 people), and Retail Trade (2,369 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crystal Lake, IL, though some of these residents may live in Crystal Lake, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$64,981
Median earning men ± $5,306
$42,060
Median earning women ± $2,170

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($113,523), Public Administration ($110,238), and Wholesale Trade ($100,703).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($85,175), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,591), and Manufacturing ($59,432).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.47%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Crystal Lake, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (54.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

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Dick Durbin
Senator from Illinois2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Tammy Duckworth
Senator from Illinois3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Crystal Lake, IL awarded 2,191 degrees. The student population of Crystal Lake, IL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,080 male students and 5,622 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Crystal Lake, IL are White (1,308 and 59.7%), Hispanic or Latino (595 and 27.2%), Unknown (97 and 4.43%), and Two or More Races (81 and 3.7%).

The largest universities in Crystal Lake, IL by number of degrees awarded are McHenry County College (1,785 and 81.5%), Cosmetology & Spa Academy (261 and 11.9%), and First Institute of Travel, Inc. (145 and 6.62%).

The most popular majors in Crystal Lake, IL are Liberal Arts & Sciences (875 and 39.9%), Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (213 and 9.72%), and Biological & Physical Sciences (137 and 6.25%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 9,702 students enrolled in Crystal Lake, IL, 42.1% men and 57.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,779 records, of which 56.5% were women and 43.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Biological & Physical Sciences
    137 degrees awarded
  2. General Studies
    33 degrees awarded
  3. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    414 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Crystal Lake, IL was Biological & Physical Sciences with 137 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Crystal Lake, IL according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. McHenry County College
    1,785 degrees awarded
  2. Cosmetology & Spa Academy
    261 degrees awarded
  3. First Institute of Travel, Inc.
    145 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was McHenry County College with 1,785 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 754 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Crystal Lake, IL, which is 0.525 times less than the 1,437 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,308 degrees mean that there were 2.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 595 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($10,012) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($517) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Crystal Lake, IL was $311,400 in 2024, which is 0.936 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $287,400 to $311,400, a 8.35% increase. The homeownership rate in Crystal Lake, IL is 77.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crystal Lake, IL have an average commute time of 29.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crystal Lake, IL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$311,400
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,845
$11,491
Median Property Taxes
±$633

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, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

77.6%
Homeownership
2024
63.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 77.6% of the housing units in Crystal Lake, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 78%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$108,418
Median Household Income
± $6,406
14.8k
Number of Households
± 901

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.8k households in Crystal Lake, IL grew to $108,418 from the previous year's value of $105,428.

The following chart displays the households in Crystal Lake, IL 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crystal Lake, IL is from Illinois.
0.474
2023 Wage GINI in Illinois
0.477
2022 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2023, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.554% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (71.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (15%)
  3. Carpooled (9.77%)

In 2024, 71.8% of workers in Crystal Lake, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15%) and those who carpooled to work (9.77%).

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.

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Commute Time

29.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crystal Lake, IL have a longer commute time (29.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.02% of the workforce in Crystal Lake, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crystal Lake, IL (2.73k out of 40.2k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 12 - 14 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crystal Lake, IL is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

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.

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Health

96.4% of the population of Crystal Lake, IL has health coverage, with 63.7% on employee plans, 9.18% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 0.37% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 42.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.59%
Uninsured
63.7%
Employer Coverage
9.18%
Medicaid
11.3%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
0.37%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Crystal Lake, IL grew by 0.578% from 3.57% to 3.59%.

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