Minnesota · Census place 34190
Lake Crystal city, MN
Quick answer
Lake Crystal city has 2,530 residents, ranking #232 of 914 places in Minnesota. Median household income is $77,979, the median home is worth $193,800 and median gross rent runs $644 a month.
- Population
- 2,530Lake Crystal city residents
- Median household income
- $77,979Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $193,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $644Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 79.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lake Crystal city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lake Crystal city median would spend about 9.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11% of residents and 79.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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