Crystal vs Lakeview

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

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

Lakeview has the higher population (1,049 vs 966 in Crystal). Crystal has the higher median household income ($50,278 vs $30,865 in Lakeview). Crystal has the higher median home value ($192,500 vs $152,900 in Lakeview).

Population, income & housing

	Crystal	Lakeview
Population	966	1,049
Median age	55.6 yrs	31.9 yrs
Median household income	$50,278	$30,865
Median home value	$192,500	$152,900
Median gross rent	$542	$507
Housing units	781	419
Homeownership rate	88.5%	65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	10.4%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	21.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crystal	Lakeview
Population	892 → 966 (+8.3%)	1,012 → 1,049 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$36,528 → $50,278 (+37.6%)	$31,776 → $30,865 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$156,500 → $192,500 (+23.0%)	$85,200 → $152,900 (+79.5%)
Median gross rent	$589 → $542 (-8.0%)	$471 → $507 (+7.6%)

Crystal

Population

892966

Median household income

$36,528$50,278

Median home value

$156,500$192,500

Median gross rent

$589$542

Lakeview

Population

1,0121,049

Median household income

$31,776$30,865

Median home value

$85,200$152,900

Median gross rent

$471$507

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crystal	Lakeview
Under 5	2.6%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.1%	16.3%
18 to 24	4.2%	11.7%
25 to 34	3.7%	19.8%
35 to 44	7.2%	6.7%
45 to 54	17.0%	14.1%
55 to 64	20.7%	8.9%
65 to 74	19.3%	11.6%
75 and over	14.2%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crystal	Lakeview
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	70.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	17.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crystal	Lakeview
No high school diploma	2.4%	12.3%
High school graduate	32.7%	53.2%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	19.0%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crystal	Lakeview
Drove alone	84.1%	73.7%
Carpooled	2.2%	9.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	4.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crystal	Lakeview
1-unit, detached	89.6%	73.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.7%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Crystal	Lakeview
Poverty rate	11.1%	33.1%
Average household size	2.01	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	38	32
Median year structure built	1966	1957