PlainZIP

Crystal Lake, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Crystal Lake, IL: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 59,670. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CRYSTAL-LAKE-IL · Crystal Lake, IL 2 ZIPs · 59,670 pop · #1377/25278 · McHenry County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $134,196
  • RANK-TOP #1377/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Algonquin
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-SMALL 59,670
  • SPREAD-MOD 60014→60012
  • HOME-MID $370,550

Nearest income peer: Algonquin, IL ( $1,247 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Crystal Lake

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Crystal Lake on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Crystal Lake, IL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
59,670
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$134,196
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $134,196 and home value $370,550 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.5%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Illinois, Bartlett is the closest lower-income city and Flossmoor the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Crystal Lake.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Crystal Lake differ

The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Crystal Lake: $109,016 in ZIP 60014 to $159,375 in 60012. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.5×

60014 to 60012

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.3×

60014 to 60012

Poverty-rate spread
1.7 points

60012 to 60014

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

ZIP 60014 swallows Crystal Lake's short list

Across only 2 ZIPs, 60014 still holds about 81% of Crystal Lake's 59,670 residents. The secondary codes are thin edges; treat the city average as a near-reprint of the lead ZIP.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Crystal Lake

Citywide ZBP: 1,966 establishments, 21,323 employees , annual payroll $1,143,438k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 60014 (1,700 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (271) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Crystal Lake, IL

These ZIP codes sit in McHenry County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Crystal Lake. See the McHenry County roll-up →

No other city sharing McHenry County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Crystal Lake. Mchenry, Woodstock and Lake In The Hills sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Harvard marks the far end of that range at $68,633, 49% below Crystal Lake.

Side-by-side: Compare 60014 vs 60012 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
60014 48,550 $109,016 1,700 744
60012 11,120 $159,375 266 248
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Crystal Lake roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Crystal Lake, .