Creston, IA

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2023 Population

7,466

0.705% 1-year decline

US Senator

N/AChuck Grassley

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AJoni Ernst

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.7

2.58% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

16%

15.8% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$50,752

1.2% 1-year decline

2023 Employed Population

3,446

1.18% 1-year decline

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Creston, IA are White (Non-Hispanic) (93.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.48%), White (Hispanic) (1.5%), Other (Hispanic) (0.884%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.402%).

None of the households in Creston, IA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Creston, IA are Southwestern Community College (512 degrees awarded in 2023).

Most people in Creston, IA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Creston, IA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 26.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.98k people) in Creston, IA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 260 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 112 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Creston, IA

White (Non-Hispanic)
6.98k ± 136
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
260 ± 104
White (Hispanic)
112 ± 95

2.49%

Hispanic Population

186 people

2.49% of the people in Creston, IA are hispanic (186 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Creston, IA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Iowa.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,604 ± 5,034 people
India
12,351 ± 2,723 people
Vietnam
7,795 ± 2,165 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Iowa was Mexico, the natal country of 42,604 Iowa residents, followed by India with 12,351 and Vietnam with 7,795.

Foreign-Born Population

0.295%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

22 people

1.33%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

100 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Creston, IA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Creston, IA employs 3.45k people. The largest industries in Creston, IA are Manufacturing (652 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (534 people), and Retail Trade (503 people), and the highest paying industries are Wholesale Trade ($90,526), Transportation & Warehousing ($72,917), and Public Administration ($70,368).

Males in Iowa have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $54,745. The income inequality in Iowa (measured using the Gini index) is 0.442, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

3.45k

2023 Value

± 392

−1.18%

1 Year decline

± 16.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Creston, IA, are Production Occupations (463 people), Sales & Related Occupations (371 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (324 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Creston, IA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Iowa (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

3.45k

2023 Value

± 392

−1.18%

1 Year decline

± 16.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Creston, IA, are Manufacturing (652 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (534 people), and Retail Trade (503 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Creston, IA, though some of these residents may live in Creston, IA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,671

Median earning men ± $3,325

$27,756

Median earning women ± $4,567

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Wholesale Trade ($90,526), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($74,667), and Construction ($68,310).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Manufacturing ($38,056), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,479), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($29,167).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.48%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.57M people employed in Iowa. This represents a 1.48% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Iowa.

Civics

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing the state of Iowa. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Iowa

N/AChuck Grassley

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 1981

N/AJoni Ernst

Senator from Iowa

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst are the senators currently representing Iowa.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Iowa over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Iowa

Iowa is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Iowa have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Creston, IA awarded 512 degrees. The student population of Creston, IA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 668 male students and 965 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Creston, IA are White (443 and 88.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (24 and 4.81%), Black or African American (15 and 3.01%), and Unknown (7 and 1.4%).

The largest universities in Creston, IA by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern Community College (512 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Creston, IA are Liberal Arts & Sciences (112 and 21.9%), Electrician (48 and 9.38%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (43 and 8.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,633 students enrolled in Creston, IA, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,396 records, of which 60.3% were women and 39.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Liberal Arts & Sciences
112 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
43 degrees awarded
Electrician
22 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Creston, IA was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 112 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Creston, IA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Southwestern Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

512 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern Community College with 512 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 258 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Creston, IA, which is 1.02 times more than the 254 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 443 degrees mean that there were 18.5 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 24 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($6,120) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($390) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,351) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.66% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.685% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (751k), Some college (564k), and Bachelors Degree (469k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Creston, IA have an average commute time of 12.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Creston, IA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

N/A%

Homeownership

N/A

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Creston, IA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Creston, IA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$50,752

Median Household Income

± $4,363

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Creston, IA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Creston, IA is from Iowa.

0.442

2022 Wage GINI in Iowa

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Iowa

In 2022, the income inequality in Iowa was 0.442 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.723% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Iowa was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Iowa in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Iowa across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.8%)
Carpooled (10.1%)
Walked (8.04%)

In 2023, 79.8% of workers in Creston, IA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.1%) and those who walked to work (8.04%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

12.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Creston, IA have a shorter commute time (12.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Creston, IA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Creston, IA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Creston, IA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Creston, IA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Creston, IA (1.15k out of 7.21k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Creston, IA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.2% of the population of Creston, IA has health coverage, with 39.3% on employee plans, 25.9% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 11.2% on non-group plans, and 2.47% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Union County, IA see 1216 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.654% decrease from the previous year (1224 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2003 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 401 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,216 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Union County, IA

Primary care physicians in Union County, IA see an average of 1,216 patients per year. This represents a 0.654% decrease from the previous year (1,224 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Union County, IA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 36.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.8% were men and 53.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.83%

Uninsured

39.3%

Employer Coverage

25.9%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

11.2%

Non-Group

2.47%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Creston, IA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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