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Creston, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $112,215 (it was $57,300 in 2000)
Creston:

$112,215
Iowa:

$174,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $75,511 - $165,304

Total population: 7,839 (Urban population: 7,467 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 174 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,869 (3,223 occupied: 2,200 owner occupied, 1,041 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

28%

Housing density: 762 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2021: $99,455.

Median contract rent in 2021: $497 (lower quartile is $258, upper quartile is $633)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2021: $1,756


Median gross rent in Creston, IA in 2021: $670

Housing units in Creston with a mortgage: 1,221 (128 second mortgage, 64 home equity loan, 61 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 29

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $67,954

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $54,620

Median monthly housing costs: $708

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Creston, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1953

Median year apartment built: 1972

Household type by relationship:

Households: 7,627
  • Male householders: 1,553 (417 living alone), Female householders: 1,641 (713 living alone)
  • 1,249 spouses (1,199 opposite-sex spouses), 274 unmarried partners, (256 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,051 children (1,779 natural, 57 adopted, 214 stepchildren), 77 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 128 other relatives, 407 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 237

Size of family households: 852 2-persons, 365 3-persons, 278 4-persons, 228 5-persons, 40 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,161 1-person, 241 2-persons, 48 3-persons, 21 4-persons.

1,079 married couples with children.
432 single-parent households (81 men, 351 women).

97.2% of residents of Creston speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 43% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 175 (2.3%)
(19.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Creston, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Creston, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 601 bedroom
  • 6112 bedrooms
  • 9513 bedrooms
  • 5134 bedrooms
  • 665+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Creston, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Creston, Iowa
  • 67no bedroom
  • 3151 bedroom
  • 5262 bedrooms
  • 1103 bedrooms
  • 234 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Creston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Creston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 33no vehicle
  • 4701 vehicle
  • 8442 vehicles
  • 5583 vehicles
  • 2014 vehicles
  • 965+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Creston in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Creston in renter-occupied apartments
  • 222no vehicle
  • 4561 vehicle
  • 3222 vehicles
  • 423 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Creston, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Creston, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 503 rooms
  • 954 rooms
  • 5675 rooms
  • 3566 rooms
  • 2947 rooms
  • 3938 rooms
  • 4469+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Creston, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Creston, Iowa
  • 671 room
  • 332 rooms
  • 2243 rooms
  • 3054 rooms
  • 2545 rooms
  • 1026 rooms
  • 297 rooms
  • 178 rooms
  • 119+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2021 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Creston, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Creston, IA in 2021
  • 170Less than $10,000
  • 483$10,000 to $19,999
  • 375$20,000 to $29,999
  • 321$30,000 to $39,999
  • 283$40,000 to $49,999
  • 327$50,000 to $59,999
  • 293$60,000 to $74,999
  • 473$75,000 to $99,999
  • 196$100,000 to $124,999
  • 78$125,000 to $149,999
  • 185$150,000 to $199,999
  • 33$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2021 in Creston, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Creston, IA in 2021
  • 52Less than $10,000
  • 4$10,000 to $14,999
  • 6$15,000 to $19,999
  • 40$20,000 to $24,999
  • 37$30,000 to $34,999
  • 85$35,000 to $39,999
  • 139$40,000 to $49,999
  • 49$50,000 to $59,999
  • 68$60,000 to $69,999
  • 181$70,000 to $79,999
  • 114$80,000 to $89,999
  • 102$90,000 to $99,999
  • 328$100,000 to $124,999
  • 209$125,000 to $149,999
  • 135$150,000 to $174,999
  • 121$175,000 to $199,999
  • 153$200,000 to $249,999
  • 75$250,000 to $299,999
  • 9$300,000 to $399,999
  • 76$400,000 to $499,999
  • 18$500,000 to $749,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2021 in Creston, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Creston, IA in 2021
  • 3Less than $100
  • 55$100 to $149
  • 177$150 to $199
  • 28$200 to $249
  • 7$250 to $299
  • 28$300 to $349
  • 31$350 to $399
  • 84$400 to $449
  • 69$450 to $499
  • 147$500 to $549
  • 47$550 to $599
  • 53$600 to $649
  • 73$650 to $699
  • 50$700 to $749
  • 8$750 to $799
  • 39$800 to $899
  • 12$900 to $999
  • 4$2,000 to $2,499
  • 55$3,500 or more
  • 42No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2021

Percentage of workers working in this county: 91.3%
Number of people working at home: 125 (3.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2021

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 651
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,324
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 612
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 113
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 72
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 26
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 204
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 35
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 41
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 75
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 59
  • 90 or more minutes: 11
Means of transportation to work in 2021 - Creston

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,722 (76.9%)
  • Carpooled: 414 (8.5%)
  • Bus: 20 (0.4%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0.1%)
  • Bicycle: 16 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 308 (6.4%)
  • Worked at home: 125 (2.6%)
Class of Workers in 2021
  • Unemployment by race in 2021
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 100.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 18.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 9.7%Males
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Creston, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Creston, Iowa
  • 1032010 or later
  • 152000 to 2009
  • 421990 to 1999
  • 201980 to 1989
  • 181970 to 1979
  • 23Before 1970
Ancestries in Creston, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 626 (20.3%)
  • American: 447 (14.5%)
  • English: 399 (12.9%)
  • Irish: 225 (7.3%)
  • Scottish: 144 (4.7%)
  • Norwegian: 122 (3.9%)
  • Welsh: 84 (2.7%)
  • Swedish: 73 (2.4%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 65 (2.1%)
  • Czech: 60 (1.9%)
  • Dutch: 52 (1.7%)
  • European: 36 (1.2%)
  • Polish: 30 (1.0%)
  • Italian: 23 (0.7%)
  • Jamaican: 15 (0.5%)
  • Belgian: 12 (0.4%)
  • Lebanese: 10 (0.3%)
  • French: 10 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 8 (0.3%)
  • British: 7 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 7 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 5 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 5 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Japan
Creston:

44.6% (79)
Iowa:

0.6% (981)

Mexico
Creston:

28.2% (50)
Iowa:

23.9% (41,503)

Jamaica
Creston:

9.0% (16)
Iowa:

0.2% (355)

Poland
Creston:

4.5% (8)
Iowa:

0.3% (457)

Canada
Creston:

4.0% (7)
Iowa:

1.6% (2,752)

Colombia
Creston:

3.4% (6)
Iowa:

0.7% (1,170)

Korea
Creston:

1.7% (3)
Iowa:

2.9% (5,072)

Congo
Creston:

1.7% (3)
Iowa:

0.6% (1,122)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 5,321
  • Other state: 2,097
  • Northeast: 144
  • Midwest: 905
  • South: 489
  • West: 551

85.0% of Creston residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.2% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74.6% lived in Iowa.


Creston:

85.0%
State average:

86.0%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 36
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 17
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 40
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 113
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 35
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 754
  • Less than 1 year of college: 157
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 431
  • Associate degree: 173
  • Bachelor's degree: 434
  • Master's degree: 137
  • Professional school degree: 46
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 12
  • 9th grade: 7
  • 10th grade: 25
  • 11th grade: 46
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 87
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 906
  • Less than 1 year of college: 348
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 360
  • Associate degree: 231
  • Bachelor's degree: 447
  • Master's degree: 115
  • Professional school degree: 18
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Creston marital status for males
Creston marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,707
  • One, attached: 66
  • Two: 161
  • 3 or 4: 379
  • 5 to 9: 110
  • 10 to 19: 161
  • 20 to 49: 69
  • 50 or more: 82
  • Mobile homes: 130

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,620

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2021: 7.8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2021: 6.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Creston
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Creston, IA
  • 73.7%Utility gas
  • 20.6%Electricity
  • 4.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.3%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Creston, IA
  • 55.0%Utility gas
  • 44.6%Electricity
  • 0.4%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 240
Here:

33.2%
Iowa:

11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8
Here:

1.9%
Iowa:

7.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 98
Here:

22.7%
Iowa:

24.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability