Creston, IA Demographic Data
Creston, IA Summary
Creston is located in Union County in Iowa
- Population: 7,821
- Area: 5.25 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.19 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.06 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,489.43 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,275.59 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Creston, IA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
4,240
54%
50.8
Male
3,637
46%
49.2
Total Population
7,877
323,128,000
Creston, IA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
509
6.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
574
7.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
451
5.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
573
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
473
6.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,006
12.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
957
12.1%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
833
10.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
536
6.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
555
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
707
9.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
435
5.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
268
3.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,045
76.7%
77.2
Female
3,318
54.9%
51.3
Male
2,727
45.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,656
71.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,760
22.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,410
17.9%
15.2
Female
871
61.8%
55.8
Male
539
38.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Creston, IA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,808
99.1%
96.8
White
7,589
96.3%
72.6
Black or African American
122
1.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
24
0.3%
0.8
Asian
66
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
56
0.7%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
10
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
7
0.1%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
69
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
264
3.4%
17.8
Mexican
244
3.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
13
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
7
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,613
96.6%
82.2
Creston, IA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
78
1.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
291
5.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,097
39.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,242
23.4%
20.6
Associate's Degree
704
13.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
654
12.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
231
4.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
369
7.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,928
93.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
885
16.7%
31.2
Creston, IA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,846
29.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,990
47.1%
47.5
Divorced
886
14.0%
11.0%
Separated
101
1.6%
2.0
Widowed
520
8.2
5.8%
Creston, IA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,983
94.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
385
5.2%
21.6%
Spanish
176
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
106
1.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
65
0.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
38
0.5%
1.1%
Creston, IA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
233
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
242
7.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
518
15.3%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
439
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
606
17.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
573
16.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
346
10.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
347
10.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
52
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
33
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
43,137
57,617
Per capita income
22,992
31,128
Creston, IA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
85
2.1%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
399
9.8%
9.8
Construction
84
2.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
954
23.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
131
3.2%
6.6
Information
68
1.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,189
29.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
126
3.1%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
106
2.6%
11.4
Public administration
89
2.2%
4.6
Retail trade
532
13.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
190
4.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
113
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
185
4.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,066
26.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,264
31.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
827
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
724
17.8%
18.1%
Creston, IA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,998
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,371
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
331
8.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
169
4.2%
2.7
Other means
11
0.3%
1.8
Worked at home
116
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.3
26.6
Creston, IA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
199
5.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,288
38.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,243
36.7%
37.1
3 or more
659
19.4%
21.0
Creston, IA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,389
91.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,232
65.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,157
34.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
304
8.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Creston, IA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,693
1 room
112
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
127
3.4%
2.7
3 rooms
276
7.5%
9.1
4 rooms
530
14.4%
16.5
5 rooms
779
21.1%
19.8
6 rooms
720
19.5%
17.8
7 rooms
515
13.9%
12.0
8 rooms
377
10.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
257
7.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Creston, IA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,693
1-unit, detached
2,761
74.8%
61.5
1-unit, attached
28
0.8%
5.9
2-units
62
1.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
218
5.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
87
2.4%
4.8
10 to 19 units
158
4.3%
4.4
20 or more units
250
6.8%
9.0
Mobile home
129
3.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Creston, IA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,525
41.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
195
5.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
269
7.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
362
9.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
512
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
229
6.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
195
5.3%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
390
10.6%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
16
0.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Creston, IA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,233
65.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
8
0.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,063
31.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
8
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
26
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
51
1.5%
1.1
Creston, IA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,462
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
8
0.5%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
44
3.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
45
3.1%
20.1%
Less than $500
71
4.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
498
34.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
796
54.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
847
57.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
250
17.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
91
6.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
126
8.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
148
10.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Creston, IA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,122
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
8
0.7%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
9
0.8%
1.9%
$1,500 to $1,999
20
1.8%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
2.8%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
137
12.2%
28.3%
Less than $500
350
31.2%
10.7%
$500 to $999
567
50.5%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
35
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
575
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
207
18.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
174
15.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
106
9.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
156
14.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
109
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
348
31.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
57
0.0%
0.0%
Creston, IA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,232
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
473
21.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,037
46.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
381
17.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
226
10.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
65
2.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
42
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
83,100
205,000