Moving to Lake Crystal, Minnesota
Population: 2,420. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,516 (+4.0% change)
Males: 1,193 (49.3%), Females: 1,227 (50.7%)
Blue Earth County
Zip code: 56055
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $39,912
Median house value: $83,300
Population by Race
Races in Lake Crystal:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.8%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (45.1%), Norwegian (18.5%), Irish (9.3%), English (7.5%), Swedish (6.2%), Welsh (5.7%).
Elevation: 1000 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lake Crystal
- High school or higher: 83.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.8%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lake Crystal city
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 7.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +325 (+15.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Crystal:
- IMMANUEL-ST JOSEPHS-MAYO HEALTH SYSTEN (about 11 miles; MANKATO, MN)
- MADELIA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MADELIA, MN)
- NEW ULM MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; NEW ULM, MN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Crystal:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 87 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 91 miles; MASON CITY, IA; Abbreviation: MCW)
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 99 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Crystal:
- MANKATO REGIONAL (about 23 miles; MANKATO, MN; Abbreviation: MKT)
- NEW ULM MUNI (about 25 miles; NEW ULM, MN; Abbreviation: ULM)
- ST JAMES MUNI (about 25 miles; ST JAMES, MN; Abbreviation: JYG)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Crystal:
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 14 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 16 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 23 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 77 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,968)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; BLOOMINGTON, MN; Full-time enrollment: 4,636)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 88 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,857)
- AUGSBURG COLLEGE (about 90 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,662)
Schools
Public high school in Lake Crystal:
- LK CRYSTAL-WELLCOME MEMORIAL SEC. (Students: 396; Location: 222 S. MURPHEY; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lake Crystal:
- LK CRYSTAL WELCOME MEMORIAL EL. (Students: 405; Location: 502 E. WATONWAN ST.; Grades: PK – 06)