Crystal Falls vs Iron River

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

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

Iron River has the higher population (3,009 vs 1,734 in Crystal Falls). Crystal Falls has the higher median household income ($59,712 vs $48,750 in Iron River). Crystal Falls has the higher median home value ($79,900 vs $75,000 in Iron River).

Population, income & housing

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
Population	1,734	3,009
Median age	44.1 yrs	41.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,712	$48,750
Median home value	$79,900	$75,000
Median gross rent	$740	$435
Housing units	892	1,858
Homeownership rate	81.7%	72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
Population	1,716 → 1,734 (+1.0%)	2,854 → 3,009 (+5.4%)
Median household income	$45,486 → $59,712 (+31.3%)	$34,940 → $48,750 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$63,000 → $79,900 (+26.8%)	$54,000 → $75,000 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$533 → $740 (+38.8%)	$477 → $435 (-8.8%)

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

Iron River

Population

2,8543,009

Median household income

$34,940$48,750

Median home value

$54,000$75,000

Median gross rent

$477$435

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
Under 5	5.7%	4.9%
5 to 17	19.4%	15.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	6.6%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.5%
35 to 44	8.5%	14.7%
45 to 54	13.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	16.6%	19.0%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.1%
75 and over	9.2%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	93.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	1.8%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
No high school diploma	8.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	38.6%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	37.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
Drove alone	75.0%	76.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	7.2%
Other means	2.5%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
1-unit, detached	89.0%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	9.7%
5 to 19 units	4.0%	7.3%
20 or more units	4.5%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.2%

Poverty & households

	Crystal Falls	Iron River
Poverty rate	21.8%	23.2%
Average household size	2.34	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	11
Median year structure built	1942	1951