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Crystal Lake, IL vs Michigan City, IN

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- Michigan City is 0% more densely populated than Crystal Lake.
- People are 38.0% less likely to be married in Michigan City.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years younger in Michigan City.
 Crystal Lake, ILMichigan City, INUnited States
 Population  Unlock31,965329,725,481
 Female Population49.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population50.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.538.4
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 Population - 201040,764  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock32,900285,036,114
 Population - 199024,512  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-5.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now61.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,625.693.4
 Land Area18.8  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.3264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Crystal Lake, ILMichigan City, INUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 349.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.3%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5414.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.9%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Crystal Lake, ILMichigan City, INUnited States
 White80.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock27.4%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.1%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.1%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock7.2%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Crystal Lake, ILMichigan City, INUnited States
 Married Population57.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock34.1%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock64.1%50.2%
 Never Married28.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock18.8%10.8%
 Widowed5.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.362.60
 Households14,375  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,69680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock35.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households3,302  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock29.4%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.6%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Crystal Lake    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Great area for recreational boating, fishing and biking. Great place to involve your kids as there are lots of opportunities' for football, baseball and dance. For  More

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Over 12 years ago

I have been living here for 12 years. It's a nice community with friendly people, but I hate the weather. It feels like winter is 6 months long with many overcast days,  More

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Over 12 years ago

A nice place to raise a family, but not a lot of diversity. We are looking to move from here and searching in the Colorado  More

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Reviews for Michigan City    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived in Michigan City for over 10 years now(March 2020) and am a native of Northwest Indiana (40 years.) Michigan City is an older town, on Lake Michigan ESE of  More

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Over 8 years ago

My in-laws live there. I love to visit the place. Nice people. The city has everything, malls, restaurants, cafes. It's very close to the nature. It's cold in the  More

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Over 15 years ago

HUMID and HOT in the June,July, August and bone chilling cold in Dec and Jan. Snow is just crazy...the lake effect snow machine comes right down off lake michigan and  More

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