Caspian vs Crystal Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Caspian and Crystal Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Caspian and Crystal Falls are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crystal Falls has the higher population (1,734 vs 553 in Caspian). Crystal Falls has the higher median household income ($59,712 vs $36,750 in Caspian). Crystal Falls has the higher median home value ($79,900 vs $69,400 in Caspian).

Population, income & housing

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
Population	553	1,734
Median age	57.4 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$36,750	$59,712
Median home value	$69,400	$79,900
Median gross rent	$620	$740
Housing units	383	892
Homeownership rate	71.6%	81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	10.3%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
Population	477 → 553 (+15.9%)	1,716 → 1,734 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$29,063 → $36,750 (+26.4%)	$45,486 → $59,712 (+31.3%)
Median home value	$43,100 → $69,400 (+61.0%)	$63,000 → $79,900 (+26.8%)
Median gross rent	$513 → $620 (+20.9%)	$533 → $740 (+38.8%)

Caspian

Population

477553

Median household income

$29,063$36,750

Median home value

$43,100$69,400

Median gross rent

$513$620

Crystal Falls

Population

1,7161,734

Median household income

$45,486$59,712

Median home value

$63,000$79,900

Median gross rent

$533$740

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
Under 5	3.3%	5.7%
5 to 17	11.8%	19.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	7.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	8.5%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.0%
55 to 64	16.1%	16.6%
65 to 74	20.1%	9.9%
75 and over	16.3%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	90.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.7%
Asian	0.7%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
No high school diploma	10.9%	8.3%
High school graduate	35.7%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	11.1%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.5%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
Drove alone	79.9%	75.0%
Carpooled	9.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.6%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	6.8%
Other means	4.6%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
1-unit, detached	81.5%	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	4.0%
20 or more units	14.9%	4.5%
Mobile home & other	3.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Caspian	Crystal Falls
Poverty rate	25.7%	21.8%
Average household size	1.83	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1951	1942