Crystal Lake

Population: 229
Median household income: $82,500
Median home value: $86,000

Crystal Lake, a community in Hancock County, Iowa, has 229 residents. At $82,500, its median household income sits above Hancock County's $70,212.

From 2019 to 2023, Crystal Lake's population held roughly steady from 230 to 229, while its median home value rose 69.3% from $50,800 to $86,000.

The median gross rent is $830. 10.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 229
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $82,500
Median home value: $86,000
Median gross rent: $830
Housing units: 113
Homeownership rate: 87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

230229

Median household income

$41,250$82,500

Median home value

$50,800$86,000

Median gross rent

$660$830

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	230	$41,250	$50,800	$660
2020	264	$65,000	$69,600	$529
2021	265	$75,500	$79,000	$725
2022	261	$71,250	$80,000	$700
2023	229	$82,500	$86,000	$830

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.8%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 243.5%

25 to 3420.1%

35 to 448.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 647.9%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	27	11.8%
5 to 17	30	13.1%
18 to 24	8	3.5%
25 to 34	46	20.1%
35 to 44	20	8.7%
45 to 54	29	12.7%
55 to 64	18	7.9%
65 to 74	20	8.7%
75 and over	31	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	201	87.8%
Black or African American	2	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	3	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate60.4%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12	7.3%
High school graduate	99	60.4%
Some college or associate's	36	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	13	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled18.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	87	75.7%
Carpooled	21	18.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	7	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	20.4%
15 to 29 min	30	27.8%
30 to 44 min	24	22.2%
45 to 59 min	3	2.8%
60+ min	29	26.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 10.9% (25 of 229)

	Count	Share
Family households	75	69.4%
Nonfamily households	33	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	108	95.6%
Vacant	5	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	94	87.0%
Renter-occupied	14	13.0%

1-unit, detached91.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.9%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	103	91.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1	0.9%
5 to 19 units	2	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	6.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1917670
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.2230, -93.7927