Moving to Crystal Bay, Minnesota

Population: 22,698. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,645 (-4.6% change)
Males: 11,193 (49.3%), Females: 11,505 (50.7%)

Hennepin County

Zip code: 55422

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $48,736
Median house value: $112,900

Population by Race

Races in Crystal:

  • White Non-Hispanic (87.2%)
  • Black (4.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Other Asian (1.0%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Vietnamese (0.8%)
  • Asian Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (34.8%), Norwegian (17.4%), Swedish (12.1%), Irish (11.3%), English (6.9%), Polish (4.2%).

Elevation: 890 feet

Land area: 5.8 square miles

Map of Crystal Bay, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Crystal

  • High school or higher: 90.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 22.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
  • Unemployed: 3.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crystal city

  • Never married: 28.0%
  • Now married: 53.6%
  • Separated: 1.1%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

6.6% Foreign born (2.8% Asia, 1.5% Europe, 1.2% Latin America, 0.7% Africa).

Population change in the 1990s: -1,129 (-4.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Crystal:

  • NORTH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 3 miles; ROBBINSDALE, MN)
  • METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN)
  • CLIFTON HOUSE (about 7 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crystal:

  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 16 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 59 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 99 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; Abbreviation: RST)

Other public-use airports nearest to Crystal:

Amtrak station near Crystal:

  • 14 miles: ST. PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS (ST. PAUL, 730 TRANSFER RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crystal:

  • HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,138)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 6 miles; BROOKLYN PARK, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,097)
  • MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
  • ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; COON RAPIDS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,627)
  • AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA-TWIN CITIES (about 10 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 36,289)
  • BETHEL COLLEGE (about 12 miles; ST PAUL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,787)

Schools

Public high schools in Crystal:

  • DCD-PHASE N. (Students: 42; Location: 5440 DOUGLAS DRIVE; Grades: 12 – 12)
  • STRIVE TRANSITION-PHASE N. (Students: 13; Location: 5440 DOUGLAS DRIVE; Grades: 11 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Crystal:

  • NEILL EL. (Students: 545; Location: 6600 MEDICINE LAKE ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FINE ARTS INTERDISPLINARY MID. (Students: 542; Location: 3915 ADAIR AVENUE N.; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • CAVANAGH EARLY CHILDHOOD (Students: 122; Location: 5400 CORVALLIS AVE. N.; Grades: PK – KG)
  • CAVANAGH EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Location: 5400 CORVALLIS AVE. N.; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • 281 EXCEL SOBER SCH ALC (Location: 7323 58TH AVE. N.; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • 281 NEILL EL TS (Location: 6600 27TH AVE. N.; Grades: 00 – 00)
  • 281 FOREST ELEMENTARY TS (Location: 6800 47TH AVE. N.; Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle schools in Crystal:

  • MEDICINE LAKE LUTHERAN ACADEMY (Students: 312; Location: 3415 LOUISIANA AVE N; Grades: KG – 11)
  • NORTH HENNEPIN MONTESSORI (Students: 27; Location: 6700 46TH PLACE N.; Grades: PK – KG)
  • BASSETT CREEK MONTESSORI SCH (Students: 18; Location: 3333 VERA CRUZ AVE N; Grades: PK – KG)