Ogle County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 30.8. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.45. This is about average. Closest monitor was 23.9 miles away from the city center.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Creston and their reported violations in the past:
CRESTON (Population served: 535, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-05-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-05-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 6.5%
(1.2% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Black residents, 100.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 50.9% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.7 people | | Illinois: |  2.4 people |
| This village: | 70.8% | | Whole state: | 67.3% |
| This village: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Creston, IL
Creston compared to Illinois state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Creston (2011 data):
- Holcomb State Bank: Creston Branch at 400 East Route 38, branch established on 2005/03/10. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $163.9 mil, Deposits: $148.8 mil, headquarters in Holcomb, IL, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Holcomb Bancorp, Incorporated, Employee Stock Ownership Plan
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (90%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Ogle County Illinois:
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Religion statistics for Creston (based on Ogle County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 53.68%
| Here | | 53.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | United Methodist Church | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Lutheran Church |
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| Adherents | 30.5% | 14.5% | 14.0% | 5.9% | 4.8% |
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| Congregations | 5.5% | 12.3% | 16.4% | 8.2% | 2.7% |
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| Name | Reformed Church in America | New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists | National Association of Congregational Christian Churches | United Church of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 3.7% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 17.3% |
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| Congregations | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 42.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 9 | Here: | 1.64 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 2.24 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29 | This county: | 5.28 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 49 | Ogle County: | 8.93 / 10,000 pop. | | Illinois: | 6.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Ogle County: | 8.4% | | State: | 8.3% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 11.4% | | Illinois: | 14.5% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $60 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $700 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,516 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $2,276 |
Creston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $97,000 ($146.75)
Solid Waste Management: $16,000 ($24.21)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $118,000 ($178.52)
Central Staff Services: $64,000 ($96.82)
Regular Highways: $47,000 ($71.10)
Water Utilities: $24,000 ($36.31)
Solid Waste Management: $19,000 ($28.74)
Financial Administration: $9,000 ($13.62)
General Public Buildings: $2,000 ($3.03)
- General - Interest on Debt: $38,000 ($57.49)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $720,000 ($1089.26)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $712,000 ($1077.16)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $8,000 ($12.10)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $28,000 ($42.36)
General Revenue, NEC: $9,000 ($13.62)
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $1,000 ($1.51)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $588,000 ($889.56)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $19,000 ($28.74)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $55,000 ($83.21)
Highways: $15,000 ($22.69)
- Tax - Property: $15,000 ($22.69)
NEC: $8,000 ($12.10)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $26,000 ($39.33)
6.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($45,742 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.80% | | Illinois average: | 5.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
6.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,901 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.61% | | Illinois average: | 5.99% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Creston:
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
- WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
- WRHL (1060 AM; 0 kW; ROCHELLE, IL; Owner: ROCHELLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLBK (1360 AM; 1 kW; DEKALB, IL; Owner: WPW BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WROK (1440 AM; 5 kW; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WAUR (930 AM; 4 kW; SANDWICH, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING SYSTEM, LTD.)
- WNVR (1030 AM; 5 kW; VERNON HILLS, IL; Owner: POLNET COMMUNICATIONS, LTD.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Creston:
- WDKB (94.9 FM; DEKALB, IL; Owner: DEKALB COUNTY RADIO, LIMITED)
- WNIU (89.5 FM; DEKALB, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WNIJ (90.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY)
- WRHL-FM (102.3 FM; ROCHELLE, IL; Owner: ROCHELLE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WDEK (92.5 FM; DEKALB, IL; Owner: SPANISH BROADCASTING SYSTEM OF ILLINOIS, INC.)
- WYCH (106.3 FM; GENOA, IL; Owner: DONTRON, INC.)
- WMKB (102.9 FM; EARLVILLE, IL; Owner: KM RADIO OF EARLVILLE, L.L.C.)
- WSEY (95.7 FM; OREGON, IL; Owner: NEWRADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WGSL (91.1 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTER SCHOOL)
- WYHY (95.3 FM; WINNEBAGO, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WZOK (97.5 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WQFL (100.9 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUEST FOR LIFE, INC.)
- WFEN (88.3 FM; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAITH ACADEMY, DBA WFEN)
- WKMQ-FM (96.7 FM; LOVES PARK, IL; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WGFB (103.1 FM; ROCKTON, IL; Owner: WRWC, Inc.)
- WSPY-FM (107.1 FM; PLANO, IL; Owner: NELSON ENTERPRISES, INC.)
- WXRX (104.9 FM; BELVIDERE, IL; Owner: AIRPLAY BROADCASTING CORP.)
TV broadcast stations around Creston:
- WIFR (Channel 23; FREEPORT, IL; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- WTVO (Channel 17; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WINNEBAGO TELEVISION CORPORATION)
- WWTO-TV (Channel 35; LASALLE, IL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W34CK (Channel 34; ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL; Owner: FIRST UNITED, INC.)
- WFBN-LP (Channel 33; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WEIGEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WQRF-TV (Channel 39; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: QUORUM OF ROCKFORD LICENSE, LLC)
- WQFL-CA (Channel 8; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: FAMILY VALUES ORGANIZATION, INC.)
- WREX-TV (Channel 13; ROCKFORD, IL; Owner: WREX TELEVISION, LLC)
- WSPY-LP (Channel 30; PLANO, IL; Owner: WSPY-TV, INC.)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 13 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Creston)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - 3.7 Km S Il Rt 38 & Woodlawn Rd (Lat: 41.902250 Lon: -88.960917), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76 m, Overall height: 79 m, Call Sign: WPET658
Assigned Frequencies: 42.5000 MHz, 155.460 MHz, 42.5200 MHz, 155.475 MHz
Grant Date: 08/09/2005, Expiration Date: 11/02/2015, Certifier: Lambert P Fleck Iii
Registrant: Illinois State Police, 531 Sangamon Ave, Springfield, IL 62702, Fax: (217) 524-4396
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - CRESTON, E Of Beck Rd 1/2 Mi N Of (Lat: 41.941417 Lon: -88.969806), Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 90.8 m, Call Sign: WLV551
Assigned Frequencies: 6375.14 MHz, 6226.89 MHz, 6345.49 MHz, 6197.24 MHz, 6226.89 MHz
Grant Date: 12/19/2000, Expiration Date: 02/01/2011
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy, #150 Gasa5reg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Fax: (770) 797-1036, Email:
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $74,840 | 3 | $79,770 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $88,930 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2002
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $57,280 | 2 | $71,180 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $48,320 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2001
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $61,050 | 2 | $66,545 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $42,050 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2000
(Based on 1 partial tract)
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| C) Refinancings
|
|---|
| Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $37,950 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 1999
(Based on 1 partial tract)
|
| B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
|
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
|---|
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $41,850 | 1 | $259,400 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
9611.00
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans
HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
| Most common first names in Creston, IL among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Mary | 7 | 78.3 years |
| William | 4 | 81.8 years |
| Hazel | 3 | 78.0 years |
| Clarence | 3 | 79.6 years |
| Dorothy | 3 | 80.0 years |
| Howard | 3 | 80.0 years |
| Ruth | 3 | 76.7 years |
| Charles | 2 | 75.0 years |
| Alice | 2 | 86.0 years |
| Eugene | 2 | 77.0 years |
| Most common last names in Creston, IL among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|
| Colwill | 3 | 83.3 years |
| Erickson | 3 | 78.7 years |
| Govig | 3 | 82.7 years |
| Pierce | 3 | 91.7 years |
| Sanderson | 3 | 84.0 years |
| Schroeder | 3 | 83.3 years |
| Allen | 2 | 94.5 years |
| Elkin | 2 | 82.0 years |
| Finnestad | 2 | 69.5 years |
| Crawford | 2 | 85.0 years |
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Business and financial operations occupations:"
- #34 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: Operations specialties managers except financial managers"
- #72 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 1990-1999 to 2000-2003 (pop. 50,000+)"
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