Crystal Lawns, IL

Census Place

2024 Population

1,766

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

37.6

1.57% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

6.96%

20.1% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$82,033

25% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$243,200

Population & Diversity

Crystal Lawns, IL is home to a population of 1.77k people, from which 92.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.8% of Crystal Lawns, IL residents were born outside of the country (173 people).

In 2024, there were 3.57 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.16k people) in Crystal Lawns, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 326 Other (Hispanic) and 141 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.8%

2024 Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 92.8% of Crystal Lawns, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Crystal Lawns, IL was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Crystal Lawns, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.16k ± 369
Other (Hispanic)
326 ± 327
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
141 ± 129

31.6%

Hispanic Population

558 people

31.6% of the people in Crystal Lawns, IL are hispanic (558 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Crystal Lawns, IL 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 Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

9.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

173 people

5.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

114 people

As of 2024, 9.8% of Crystal Lawns, IL residents (173 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 Lawns, IL was 5.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
19 ± 28
Korea
11 ± 23

Crystal Lawns, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Crystal Lawns, IL.

Economy

The economy of Crystal Lawns, IL employs 1.08k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Crystal Lawns, IL were Educational Services (154 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), and Retail Trade (129 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,090), Transportation & Warehousing ($56,806), and Wholesale Trade ($55,200).

Employment

Occupations

1.08k

2024 Value

± 269

−8.95%

1 Year decline

± 37.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crystal Lawns, IL declined at a rate of −8.95%, from 1.19k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Crystal Lawns, IL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (183 people), Production Occupations (145 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (92 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Crystal Lawns, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (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

1.08k

2024 Value

± 269

−8.95%

1 Year decline

± 37.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Crystal Lawns, IL declined at a rate of −8.95%, from 1.19k employees to 1.08k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Crystal Lawns, IL, are Educational Services (154 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (141 people), and Retail Trade (129 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Crystal Lawns, IL, though some of these residents may live in Crystal Lawns, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,250

Median earning men ± $13,998

$27,895

Median earning women ± $17,995

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,090), Manufacturing ($60,357), and Wholesale Trade ($55,200).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($33,750) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,467).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Crystal Lawns, IL was $243,200 in 2024, which is 0.731 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $234,600 to $243,200, a 3.67% increase. The homeownership rate in Crystal Lawns, IL is 100%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Crystal Lawns, IL have an average commute time of 27.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Crystal Lawns, IL is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$243,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$22,991

$647

Median Property Taxes

±$179

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

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

Rent vs Own

100%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 100% of the housing units in Crystal Lawns, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage stayed from the previous year's rate of 100%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Crystal Lawns, IL 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.

$82,033

Median Household Income

± $30,987

647

Number of Households

± 197

In 2024, the median household income of the 647 households in Crystal Lawns, IL declined from $82,033 from the previous year's value of $109,415.

The following chart displays the households in Crystal Lawns, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Crystal Lawns, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.5%)
Carpooled (5.6%)
Public Transit (5.13%)

In 2024, 88.5% of workers in Crystal Lawns, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.6%) and those who used public transit to get to work (5.13%).

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

27.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Crystal Lawns, IL have a longer commute time (27.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 6.48% of the workforce in Crystal Lawns, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Crystal Lawns, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Crystal Lawns, IL have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.96% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Crystal Lawns, IL (123 out of 1.77k 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 45 - 54, followed by Females 12 - 14 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Crystal Lawns, IL is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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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