Demographics of Crystal city, Minnesota

Crystal city, Minnesota had 22,239 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,005 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Crystal city, in four figures

22,239
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 22,476 ±29.; −4.3%
Change since July 2020: −1,005 people.; 37.7 ±1.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $92,513 ±$7,073
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Crystal city, Minnesota's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crystal city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Crystal city, Minnesota's population shrank 4.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crystal city, Minnesota's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	23,244	100.0	100.0
2021	22,746	97.9	100.2
2022	22,310	96.0	100.7
2023	22,007	94.7	101.6
2024	22,161	95.3	102.5
2025	22,239	95.7	103.1

Population of Crystal city, Minnesota on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	23,244	—
2021	22,746	−498
2022	22,310	−436
2023	22,007	−303
2024	22,161	+154
2025	22,239	+78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±1.8: for men 37.1 ±1.7 and for women 38.6 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crystal city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under 5	918 ±197	4.1% ±0.9	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,878 ±548	17.3% ±2.4	17.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,543 ±388	6.9% ±1.7	8.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	7,537 ±679	33.5% ±3.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,874 ±443	21.7% ±2.0	24.5% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,726 ±370	16.6% ±1.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $92,513 ±$7,073, and income per person $44,831 ±$3,046, in 2024 dollars. The median is $89,062 ±$409 in Minnesota and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Crystal city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Minnesota	United States
Under $25,000	968 ±232	10.5% ±2.5	11.7% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,199 ±232	13.0% ±2.5	14.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,448 ±282	15.7% ±3.0	15.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,443 ±291	15.7% ±3.1	13.2% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,322 ±349	25.2% ±3.7	19.6% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,022 ±209	11.1% ±2.2	11.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	816 ±203	8.9% ±2.2	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Crystal city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Minnesota	United States
All ages	1,824 ±445	8.2% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	203 to 609	8.8% ±4.3	10.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	866 ±284	7.0% ±2.2	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	552 ±165	10.8% ±3.1	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crystal city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crystal city	Minnesota	United States
Housing units	9,492 ±304	2,545,030 ±1,535	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±4.2	90.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.9% ±1.3	9.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.9% ±2.1	72.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.1% ±2.8	27.8% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$296,100 ±$7,379	$329,300 ±$903	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,467 ±$60	$1,280 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±1	1979 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Crystal city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,542 ±951	11.3% ±4.2	6.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,397 ±850	64.1% ±3.8	75.9% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,065 ±660	13.6% ±2.9	6.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	785 ±284	3.5% ±1.3	5.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	9 to 67	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 18	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	59 to 437	0.3% to 1.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,401 ±629	6.2% ±2.8	4.5% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Crystal city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Minnesota	United States
Born in the state	15,513 ±595	69.0% ±2.6	67.1% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,514 ±472	20.1% ±2.1	23.4% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	109 to 415	0.5% to 1.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,187 ±440	9.7% ±2.0	8.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,211 ±303	5.4% ±1.3	5.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	976 ±355	4.3% ±1.6	3.6% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Crystal city among the places of Minnesota

49th of 152 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Minnesota page.

Places of Minnesota near Crystal city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Faribault city	24,631 ±28
White Bear Lake city	23,908 ±155
Farmington city	23,902 ±51
Champlin city	23,294 ±27
New Brighton city	22,710 ±34
Crystal city	22,476 ±29
Otsego city	22,245 ±35
Columbia Heights city	22,155 ±35
Hastings city	22,117 ±28
Lino Lakes city	22,113 ±40
Golden Valley city	21,725 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 6 Places in Minnesota by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 26 Places in Minnesota by median rent
No. 28 Places in Minnesota by foreign-born share
No. 30 Places in Minnesota by poverty rate
No. 38 Places in Minnesota by median age
No. 41 Places in Minnesota by homeownership rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026