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Creston, IA Urban Area

7,447 Population
4.5 square miles 1,650 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.8 ±1.2 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,880 ±$2,421 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$50,664 ±$4,433 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

16% ±4.9% (1,152  ±355) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

12.2 minutes ±2.7 (39,435  ±9,173) Mean travel time to work
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

3,330 ±176 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0.1 (7,193  ±48) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

1.6% ±1.6% (31  ±31) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

3,813 ±124 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$112,600 ±$8,445 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

13.8% ±4.5% (1,026  ±335.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

93.9% ±7.8% (4,597  ±411) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
23.9% ±4.5% (1,172  ±221.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.3% ±0.4% (22  ±28) Foreign-born population
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

9.6% ±2.5% (554  ±144) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
554 Total veterans ±144 519 Male ±140 35 Female ±33

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