Crystal Lake, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Crystal Lake. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range!

Back to: Crystal Lake, Illinois main profile, Illinois, Illinois smaller cities, Illinois small towns, Illinois forum, All US cities.

Crystal Lake Apartments for Rent

Total population: 41,797 (Urban population: 41,637, Rural population: 160 (all nonfarm))

Crystal Lake, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 13,363 (12,983 occupied: 10,285 owner occupied, 2,698 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	33%

Housing density: 823 houses/condos per square mile

Recent posts about housing in Crystal Lake, Illinois on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users:

	where to buy? Elgin/Barrington/Crystal Lake or other? (64 replies)
	From Crystal Lake to Des Plaines (3 replies)
	Wedgewood subdivision/ Crystal Lake...any thoughts? (1 reply)
	Crystal Lake-which neighborhoods attend which high school? (3 replies)
	Need advice on Crystal Lake!!! (2 replies)
	Is Crystal Lake African American Friendly? (7 replies)

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $284,819.

Median contract rent in 2007: $933 (lower quartile is $776, upper quartile is $1,334)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,056

Median gross rent in Crystal Lake, IL in 2007: $1,021

Housing units in Crystal Lake with a mortgage: 7,908 (952 second mortgage, 1,322 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,337

Crystal Lake,IL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $259,438 (it was $165,700 in 2000)

Crystal Lake:	$259,438
Illinois:	$208,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $212,356 - $353,602

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $297,924
Here: $297,924
State: $269,211

Townhouses or other attached units: $238,361
Here: $238,361
State: $258,887

In 2-unit structures: $264,553
Here: $264,553
State: $320,810

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $176,796
Here: $176,796
State: $330,214

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $121,612
Here: $121,612
State: $275,408

Mobile homes: $63,240
Here: $63,240
State: $35,670

Household type by relationship

Households: 37,563

In family households: 33,799 (8,291 male householders, 1,518 female householders)
8,571 spouses, 13,889 children (12,770 natural, 461 adopted, 658 stepchildren), 201 grandchildren, 179 brothers or sisters, 114 parents, 540 other relatives, 496 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,764 (1,131 male householders (872 living alone)), 1,960 female householders (1,727 living alone)), 673 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 273 (218 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,117 2-persons, 2,199 3-persons, 2,549 4-persons, 1,331 5-persons, 400 6-persons, 213 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,599 1-person, 424 2-persons, 25 3-persons, 13 4-persons, 22 5-persons, 8 6-persons.

10,117 married couples with children.
1,471 single-parent households (311 men, 1,160 women).

90.4% of residents of Crystal Lake speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 10% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 2,784 (7.4%)
(38.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.2
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

Recent Home Sales
Address:
City	State	Zip
Min Price (optional)	Max Price (optional)
Prioritization: Sale Date Distance

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Crystal Lake, Illinois:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 33 3 rooms: 96 4 rooms: 599 5 rooms: 1,299 6 rooms: 1,519 7 rooms: 2,201 8 rooms: 2,122 9 or more rooms: 2,413

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crystal Lake, Illinois:
	1 room: 178 2 rooms: 257 3 rooms: 403 4 rooms: 876 5 rooms: 504 6 rooms: 188 7 rooms: 173 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 70

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 313
1995 to 1998: 1,519
1990 to 1994: 2,769
1980 to 1989: 2,258
1970 to 1979: 2,132
1960 to 1969: 1,571
1950 to 1959: 1,163
1940 to 1949: 510
1939 or earlier: 1,128

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Crystal Lake:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 126 2 bedrooms: 1,788 3 bedrooms: 3,954 4 bedrooms: 3,944 5 or more bedrooms: 470

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Crystal Lake:
	no bedroom: 188 1 bedroom: 679 2 bedrooms: 1,267 3 bedrooms: 395 4 bedrooms: 143 5 or more bedrooms: 26

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Crystal Lake in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 307 1 vehicle: 2,240 2 vehicles: 5,718 3 vehicles: 1,564 4 vehicles: 335 5 or more vehicles: 121

Cars and other vehicles available in Crystal Lake in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 529 1 vehicle: 1,071 2 vehicles: 859 3 vehicles: 210 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 29

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Crystal Lake, IL:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 7
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 21
$35,000 to $39,999: 24
$40,000 to $49,999: 24
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 17
$70,000 to $79,999: 19
$80,000 to $89,999: 39
$90,000 to $99,999: 46
$100,000 to $124,999: 301
$125,000 to $149,999: 370
$150,000 to $174,999: 444
$175,000 to $199,999: 653
$200,000 to $249,999: 3114
$250,000 to $299,999: 2502
$300,000 to $399,999: 2406
$400,000 to $499,999: 803
$500,000 to $749,999: 447
$750,000 to $999,999: 24
$1,000,000 or more: 22

Crystal Lake rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Crystal Lake:

Less than $100: 29 people
$100 to $149: 36
$150 to $199: 37
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 24
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 32
$450 to $499: 45
$500 to $549: 66
$550 to $599: 54
$600 to $649: 139
$650 to $699: 88
$700 to $749: 81
$750 to $799: 137
$800 to $899: 436
$900 to $999: 454
$1,000 to $1,249: 481
$1,250 to $1,499: 239
$1,500 to $1,999: 245
$2,000 or more: 204
No cash rent: 78

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 636 1990 to 1994: 688 1985 to 1989: 339 1980 to 1984: 224 1975 to 1979: 238 1970 to 1974: 134 1970 to 1974: 154 1965 to 1969: 371

Crystal Lake, IL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.8%
Number of people working at home: 618 (3.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 468
5 to 9 minutes: 2080
10 to 14 minutes: 2739
15 to 19 minutes: 1850
20 to 24 minutes: 1680
25 to 29 minutes: 729
30 to 34 minutes: 1718
35 to 39 minutes: 480
40 to 44 minutes: 819
45 to 59 minutes: 2228
60 to 89 minutes: 2152
90 or more minutes: 902

Crystal Lake mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 15,341 (83%)
Carpooled: 1,330 (7%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 21 (0%)
Railroad: 734 (4%)
Taxi: 19 (0%)
Motorcycle: 17 (0%)
Bicycle: 69 (0%)
Walked: 231 (1%)
Other means: 58 (0%)
Worked at home: 618 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 385
$10,000 to $14,999: 408
$15,000 to $19,999: 393
$20,000 to $24,999: 425
$25,000 to $29,999: 457
$30,000 to $34,999: 534
$35,000 to $39,999: 594
$40,000 to $44,999: 452
$45,000 to $49,999: 715
$50,000 to $59,999: 1194
$60,000 to $74,999: 1984
$75,000 to $99,999: 2425
$100,000 to $124,999: 1400
$125,000 to $149,999: 677
$150,000 to $199,999: 542
$200,000 or more: 315

First ancestries reported:

German: 8802

Irish: 4576

Other groups: 3048

Polish: 2980

Italian: 2754

English: 2197

United States or American: 1111

Norwegian: 973

Swedish: 878

Scotch-Irish: 439

French (except Basque): 424

Dutch: 397

Scottish: 362

Czech: 283

Greek: 279

Lithuanian: 276

Russian: 257

Danish: 252

European: 250

Welsh: 223

Ukrainian: 176

Canadian: 117

African: 116

Subsaharan African:: 116

French Canadian: 111

Swiss: 98

British: 94

Hungarian: 92

Czechoslovakian: 77

Austrian: 71

Scandinavian: 68

Slovak: 66

Northern European: 58

Finnish: 58

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 53

Croatian: 51

Portuguese: 42

Armenian: 37

Yugoslavian: 36

Israeli: 34

Romanian: 26

Serbian: 26

Lebanese: 23

Arab:: 23

Latvian: 22

Estonian: 20

Iranian: 19

Belgian: 18

Slovene: 18

Eastern European: 13

Slavic: 12

Pennsylvania German: 9

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 9

Maltese: 8

Icelander: 7

Australian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (48%)
Canada (6%)
Poland (6%)
Philippines (6%)
Germany (4%)
Korea (4%)
Greece (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 25258
Northeast: 1730
Midwest: 5185
South: 1606
West: 1072

56% of Crystal Lake residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Illinois.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 51
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 179
7th and 8th grade: 155
9th grade: 76
10th grade: 128
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 240
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,263
Less than 1 year of college: 951
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,703
Associate degree: 634
Bachelor's degree: 3,027
Master's degree: 1,224
Professional school degree: 242
Doctorate degree: 90

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 46
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 98
7th and 8th grade: 163
9th grade: 140
10th grade: 212
11th grade: 188
12th grade, no diploma: 227
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,023
Less than 1 year of college: 1,350
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,034
Associate degree: 923
Bachelor's degree: 2,862
Master's degree: 818
Professional school degree: 136
Doctorate degree: 26

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 26.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 23.8%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 17.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 23.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $76,911
Black householders: $106,597
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $55,765
Asian householders: $81,367
Some other race householders: $54,778
Two or more races householders: $64,154
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $54,798

Crystal Lake household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Crystal Lake household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Crystal Lake household income for Asian householders

Crystal Lake household income for Some other race householders

Crystal Lake household income for Two or more races householders

Crystal Lake household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Crystal Lake marital status for males

Crystal Lake marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $267,110
Black or African American householders: $341,168
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $154,848
Asian householders: $337,254
Some other race householders: $243,468
Two or more races householders: $244,250
Hispanic or Latino householders: $242,058

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 9,209
One, attached: 1,169
Two: 316
3 or 4: 383
5 to 9: 1,050
10 to 19: 540
20 to 49: 212
50 or more: 304
Mobile homes: 180

Median worth of mobile homes: $79,867

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Crystal Lake:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (94%) Electricity (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (35%) Other fuel (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 585

Here:	10.2%
Illinois:	13.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 138

Here:	5.4%
Illinois:	11.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 220

Here:	14.6%
Illinois:	25.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

Back to the top

Discuss this and other local issues on our hugely popular Illinois forum.

Back to: Crystal Lake, IL (don't miss, contains a wealth of additional information), Illinois, All US cities.

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2009 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Some parts © 2003-2009 Advameg, Inc.