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Crystal, Minnesota: commercial real estate data.
Crystal is a Census city of 22,476 people across 5.79 square miles of land, in Hennepin County. Median household income is $92,513, 76.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Crystal
What Crystal is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.79 sq mi
- Water area0.09 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,885
- County holding the largest share of its areaHennepin County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crystal
How many people live in Crystal
- Population22,476
- Median age37.7
- Population under 184,796
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,726
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent
- Households9,218
- Family households5,511
- Share of households that are families59.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crystal
Income and work in Crystal
- Median household income$92,513
- Per capita income$44,831
- Civilian labor force13,035
- Employed12,716
- Unemployed319 plus or minus 106
- Unemployment rate2.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over16,137
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher37.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crystal
Housing in Crystal
- Housing units9,492
- Occupied units9,218
- Vacant units274 plus or minus 125
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Owner occupied7,085
- Renter occupied2,133
- Ownership rate76.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$296,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,467
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.0 percent
- Single family units7,604
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,869
- Share in buildings of two or more19.7 percent
- Mobile homes5 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crystal
How Crystal gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute9,826
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,051
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,273
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.1 percent
- Drove alone64.2 percent
- Carpooled9.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport2.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home21.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Crystal
SBA loans in Crystal (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$1,843,800
- Average approval$230,475
- Median approval$154,150
- Largest approval$644,500
- Jobs supported80
- Jobs per approval10.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crystal, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crystal
SBA loans in Crystal (504)
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$5,819,000
- Average approval$581,900
- Median approval$383,500
- Largest approval$1,456,000
- Jobs supported114
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crystal, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Crystal
Flood risk in Crystal
- NFIP communityCity of Crystal
- NFIP community number270156
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/04/16
The City of Crystal participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 270156 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hennepin County, not Crystal
Hennepin County context, not Crystal figures
- Establishments in Hennepin County40,486
- Covered employment, Hennepin County917,117
- Average annual pay, Hennepin County$90,157
- Housing units permitted, Hennepin County3,919
Every figure in this section is published for Hennepin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Crystal.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Common questions
Crystal questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Crystal, Minnesota?
22,476, in 9,218 households. Crystal city covers 5.79 square miles of land, which is 3,885 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Crystal in?
Hennepin County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Crystal?
$92,513. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $296,100. Median gross rent is $1,467 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Crystal businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $1.8 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $154,150, plus 10 504 approvals worth $5.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Crystal, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Crystal borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Crystal. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Crystal in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Crystal appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Crystal, city of, community 270156, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Crystal figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hennepin County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Crystal.
Is zoning published for Crystal?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.