With 1,719 people, Crystal Falls is a city in Michigan. 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $83,300. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 0%. Getting to work takes 17 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $60,865, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
16% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Crystal Falls
What changed most since 1990
Median age43.3 → 41.2(−2.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate12.5% → 21.0%(+8.4 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share98.4% → 89.9%(−8.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)11.5%(14)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(32)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.5%(47)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 122 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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Over time
Crystal Falls, decade by decade
Crystal Falls population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,922
$42,925
$80,162
13.5%
3.9
2000
1,791
$48,523
$85,800
13.4%
6.7
2010
1,469
$50,543
$81,567
18.4%
9.5
2020
1,598
$63,849
$80,964
15.1%
14.8
2024
1,719
$60,865
$83,300
16.3%
23.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
