Crystal Falls

Population: 1,734
Median household income: $59,712
Median home value: $79,900

Crystal Falls is a community in Iron County, Michigan, home to 1,734 residents. At $59,712, its median household income sits above Iron County's $53,614.

From 2019 to 2023, Crystal Falls's population grew 1.0% from 1,716 to 1,734, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $63,000 to $79,900.

The median resident is 44.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,734
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $59,712
Median home value: $79,900
Median gross rent: $740
Housing units: 892
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7161,734

Median household income

$45,486$59,712

Median home value

$63,000$79,900

Median gross rent

$533$740

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,716	$45,486	$63,000	$533
2020	1,626	$52,679	$66,800	$550
2021	1,734	$52,552	$68,600	$634
2022	1,773	$59,236	$76,800	$668
2023	1,734	$59,712	$79,900	$740

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 448.5%

45 to 5413.0%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	99	5.7%
5 to 17	337	19.4%
18 to 24	92	5.3%
25 to 34	214	12.3%
35 to 44	148	8.5%
45 to 54	225	13.0%
55 to 64	288	16.6%
65 to 74	171	9.9%
75 and over	160	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,574	90.8%
Black or African American	23	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.7%
Asian	3	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	93	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	100	8.3%
High school graduate	465	38.6%
Some college or associate's	450	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	123	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	68	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.0%

Carpooled11.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	476	75.0%
Carpooled	75	11.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	6.8%
Other means	16	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	309	52.2%
15 to 29 min	150	25.3%
30 to 44 min	74	12.5%
45 to 59 min	38	6.4%
60+ min	21	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 21.8% (351 of 1,607)

	Count	Share
Family households	392	54.4%
Nonfamily households	329	45.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1942

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	721	80.8%
Vacant	171	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	589	81.7%
Renter-occupied	132	18.3%

1-unit, detached89.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.5%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units4.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	794	89.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22	2.5%
5 to 19 units	36	4.0%
20 or more units	40	4.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2619140
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.49 sq mi
Water area: 0.15 sq mi
Center point: 46.0902, -88.3214