Crystal, Maine
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Population change since 2000: -5.6%
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| Males: 134 |  (49.8%) |
| Females: 135 |  (50.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 51.8 years |
| Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04747.
| Crystal: | $50,744 |
| ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,591 (it was $14,338 in 2000)
Crystal town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $117,430 (it was $48,500 in 2000)
| Crystal: | $117,430 |
| ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $179,108; detached houses: $185,023; townhouses or other attached units: $218,327; in 2-unit structures: $262,505; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,406; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $185,084; mobile homes: $117,009; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $12,682
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Crystal, ME
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- 26698.9%White alone
- 10.4%American Indian alone
- 10.4%Two or more races
- 10.4%Hispanic
Races in Crystal detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Crystal, Maine as of May 23, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Crystal is 269 to 1.
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Latest news from Crystal, ME collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: English (39.6%), Irish (19.3%), French (17.2%), Scotch-Irish (5.3%), United States (5.3%), French Canadian (4.2%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 03/21/1901
Elevation: 511 feet
Land area: 40.1 square miles.
Population density: 6.7 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 0.7% |
| Maine: | 2.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Crystal town: | 1.0% ($468) |
| Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME 
(186.1 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (287.6 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (450.6 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Hersey, ME (2.6 miles),
Mount Chase, ME (3.0 miles ),
), Dyer Brook, ME (3.1 miles),
Latitude: 45.99 N, Longitude: 68.36 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
| Here: | 5.3% |
| Maine: | 3.4% |
- Health care (15.1%)
- Social assistance (10.3%)
- Construction (9.5%)
- Public administration (9.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.9%)
- Educational services (7.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.3%)
- Construction (20.3%)
- Public administration (15.3%)
- Wood products (10.2%)
- Social assistance (8.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.8%)
- Food (5.1%)
- Health care (28.4%)
- Social assistance (11.9%)
- Educational services (10.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (9.0%)
- Other direct selling establishments (7.5%)
- Finance & insurance (7.5%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.0%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (15.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.0%)
- Woodworkers (4.0%)
- Carpenters (4.0%)
- Carpenters (8.5%)
- Woodworkers (8.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (8.5%)
- Engineers (6.8%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.8%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (6.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (6.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (25.4%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (10.4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.5%)
- Life, physical, and social science technicians (6.0%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6.0%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.0%)
- Other protective service workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
Average climate in Crystal, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Crystal-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 84% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 279.3 miles away from Crystal center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 280.9 miles away from the city center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 200.2 miles away from Crystal center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 324.8 miles away from Crystal center
On 7/14/2006 at 09:34:48, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 8.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 63.3 miles away from Crystal center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 234.5 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Aroostook County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 10, Storms: 8, Snows: 7, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crystal:
- University of Maine (about 78 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,931)
- Husson University (about 83 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 127 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 135 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 183 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 187 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 187 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
Points of interest:
Churches in Crystal include: Belvedere Church (A), Patten United Methodist Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Crystal Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Lost Pond (A), Thousand Acre Bog (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Webster Brook (A), Crystal Brook (B), Lyman Brook (C), Cold Brook (D), Bog Brook (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.3 people |
| Maine: | 2.3 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 73.0% |
| Whole state: | 62.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.3% |
| Whole state: | 9.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This town: | 8.6% |
| Whole state: | 10.9% |
| This town: | 1.1% |
| Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Crystal:
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 63.8%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 3.9%
- Divorced: 12.9%
For population 25 years and over in Crystal:
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 12.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 10.7 |
| Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Crystal, ME (based on Aroostook County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 22,200 | 27 |
| Mainline Protestant | 5,845 | 40 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 4,411 | 51 |
| Other | 957 | 7 |
| Orthodox | 10 | 1 |
| None | 38,447 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 29
| This county: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Aroostook County: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 16
| Aroostook County: | 2.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 56
| This county: | 7.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 66
| Here: | 9.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Maine: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 11.7% |
| State: | 8.2% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 27.6% |
| Maine: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Crystal:
- WREM (710 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MONTICELLO, ME; Owner: ALLAN H WEINER)
- WFST (600 AM; 5 kW; CARIBOU, ME; Owner: NORTHERN BROADCAST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WEGP (1390 AM; 5 kW; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: DECELLES/SMITH MEDIA, INC.)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WSYY (1240 AM; 1 kW; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCHP (760 AM; 35 kW; CHAMPLAIN, NY; Owner: CHAMPLAIN RADIO, INC.)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Crystal:
- WHOU-FM (100.1 FM; HOULTON, ME; Owner: COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WSYY-FM (94.9 FM; MILLINOCKET, ME; Owner: KATAHDIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WQHR (96.1 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WOZI (101.9 FM; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 59ft / 17.9mTotal length
- 6,470Total average daily traffic
- 322Total average daily truck traffic
- 9,436Total future (year 2016) average daily traffic
Crystal compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.