Statewide Claims to Fame

Creston is 5th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Income below poverty line

Creston is 18th in Iowa out of 81 other cities in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Creston, Iowa Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Current population (2012) 7,874 51st 3,074,186 313,914,040
Size in square miles 5.2 61st 55,857.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1,510 30th 54.5 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Residents younger than 5 7.0% 38th 6.4% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 23.1% 52nd 23.5% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.9% 28th 15.3% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 88.6% 54th 90.3% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.0% 73rd 24.9% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Race - White 96.0% 22nd 92.8% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.0% 50th 3.2% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3% 34th 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 66th 2.0% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 55th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 62nd 1.6% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.3% 58th 5.3% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.8% 18th 88.0% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Female residents 52.3% 23rd 50.4% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 0.4% 75th 4.2% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Housing units 3,773 44th 1,340,529 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 20.1% 55th 18.5% 25.9%
Households 3,446 45th 1,219,137 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 64.7% 62nd 73.0% 66.1%
Home median value $85,300 64th $121,300 $186,200
People per household 2.2 67th 2.4 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Income per capita $19,685 73rd $26,110 $27,915
Income per household $35,088 77th $50,451 $52,762
Income below poverty line 22.3% 5th 11.9% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Creston Rank Iowa US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 813 49th 259,931 27,092,908
Retail accommodation and food service sales $10,222 48th $4,737,719 $613,795,732

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