CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Crystal Lake

Florida · 5,300 residents · 2.55 sq mi

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With 5,300 people, Crystal Lake is a city in Florida. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $46,900. That trails the Florida median by roughly 28%. Households take in $19,886 at the median, 34% less than the US figure. The population has held roughly steady since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,300

−1%vs 2000

vs 5,341 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

33.1

−1%vs 2000

vs 33.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(404)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(401)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(357)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(294)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.1%(430)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418%(952)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.8%(571)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(544)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.1%(533)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(483)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(307)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,886

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,699 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,740

−31%vs 2000

vs $15,606 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,900

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$426

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $525 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.7%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 56.8% in 2000

40.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic76.8%(4,100)

Black13.4%(718)

Hispanic / Latino7.2%(385)

Asian0.8%(45)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic90.4%(4,793)

Black6.6%(348)

Hispanic / Latino3.1%(163)

Asian1.1%(60)

Other1.9%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican13%(710)

Mexican11.9%(649)

South American3.6%(197)

Cuban3%(164)

Uruguayan1.6%(85)

Colombian1.2%(65)

Argentine0.9%(47)

Dominican0.6%(32)

Spaniard0.3%(18)

Central American0.1%(5)

Salvadoran0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese1%(57)

Asian Indian0.8%(45)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

American17%(925)

English9%(491)

German7.1%(387)

Irish4.5%(247)

Italian2.1%(114)

Scotch-Irish1%(56)

British1%(52)

French0.9%(50)

Romanian0.8%(46)

Guyanese0.7%(36)

Portuguese0.6%(35)

Swedish0.6%(35)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(30)

Subsaharan African0.5%(26)

Brazilian0.4%(21)

Polish0.3%(17)

West Indian0.3%(16)

Jamaican0.3%(16)

Norwegian0.3%(14)

Canadian0.2%(12)

French Canadian0.2%(10)

Scottish0.1%(6)

Welsh0.1%(4)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest Puerto Rican population · Largest Mexican population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.5%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.5 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 15.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.6%(816)

Married44.5%(965)

Widowed4.9%(107)

Divorced13%(282)

Women 15+

Never married34.2%(744)

Married47.5%(1,034)

Widowed6.3%(137)

Divorced12.1%(263)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.3%

−4.6 ptssince 2013

from 22.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

28.3%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.4%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.0%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.7%

−9.4 ptssince 2020

from 46.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.3%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.9%

−9.1 ptssince 2020

from 56.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)31.9%(61)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.9%(17)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.5%(43)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 191 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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