Crystal Lake.
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Illinois·McHenry County
13 tracts·38K people·$311K median·1,996/mi²
White 78 · Hispanic 14 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 57 · Other 23 · Living alone 21
Health 23 · Retail 21 · Professional 21 · Manufacturing 17 · Leisure 13 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 42 · Sales · office 22 · Service 15 · Production · transport 11 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 20 · Work from home 17 · Walk 1 · Transit 1 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Crystal Lake is $311,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Crystal Lake has 40,579 residents across 9 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 78.3% White, 13.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Asian, 3.1% Multiracial, 0.6% Black and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 42.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
South Elem School (45%), Glacier Ridge Elementary School (43%) and Woods Creek Elementary School (42%) lead the elementary schools; Hannah Beardsley Middle School (38%), Richard F Bernotas Middle Sch (36%) and Lundahl Middle School (30%) lead the middle schools; Prairie Ridge High School (42%), Crystal Lake Central High School (35%) and Crystal Lake South High School (34%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,468/month, 7% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Crystal Lake is $108,418 a year, 26% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Crystal Lake, median rent is $1,468/month and the median home value is $311,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Crystal Lake reported 0.9 violent crimes and 10.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 16°F; there are 80 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 38 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Crystal Lake are cold wave (86), tornado (86) and drought (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Crystal Lake, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).