Champlin vs Crystal

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

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

Champlin has the higher population (23,450 vs 22,685 in Crystal). Champlin has the higher median household income ($115,719 vs $86,752 in Crystal). Champlin has the higher median home value ($338,400 vs $280,500 in Crystal).

Population, income & housing

	Champlin	Crystal
Population	23,450	22,685
Median age	41.1 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$115,719	$86,752
Median home value	$338,400	$280,500
Median gross rent	$1,597	$1,437
Housing units	8,932	9,611
Homeownership rate	89.5%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Champlin	Crystal
Population	24,755 → 23,450 (-5.3%)	22,975 → 22,685 (-1.3%)
Median household income	$92,858 → $115,719 (+24.6%)	$67,342 → $86,752 (+28.8%)
Median home value	$237,800 → $338,400 (+42.3%)	$197,300 → $280,500 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,227 → $1,597 (+30.2%)	$1,099 → $1,437 (+30.8%)

Champlin

Population

24,75523,450

Median household income

$92,858$115,719

Median home value

$237,800$338,400

Median gross rent

$1,227$1,597

Crystal

Population

22,97522,685

Median household income

$67,342$86,752

Median home value

$197,300$280,500

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,437

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Champlin	Crystal
Under 5	4.6%	4.6%
5 to 17	18.8%	17.7%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	16.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.2%
55 to 64	18.1%	12.1%
65 to 74	10.2%	9.3%
75 and over	4.7%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Champlin	Crystal
White (non-Hispanic)	77.9%	66.5%
Black or African American	10.7%	13.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.2%
Asian	4.5%	4.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.5%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Champlin	Crystal
No high school diploma	2.0%	6.0%
High school graduate	23.1%	23.9%
Some college or associate's	38.3%	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	27.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Champlin	Crystal
Drove alone	73.3%	66.3%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.5%
Public transit	1.3%	3.5%
Walked	0.3%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.6%	18.1%
Other means	1.1%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Champlin	Crystal
1-unit, detached	76.4%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	3.3%
20 or more units	8.5%	15.2%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Champlin	Crystal
Poverty rate	7.0%	7.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1988	1959