Creston, OH

Census Place

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2023 Population

2,246

8.4% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bernie Moreno

Republican Party

US Senator

Jon Husted

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

42.6

0.948% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$155,300

16.5% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

1,054

5.51% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Creston, OH had a population of 2.25k people with a median age of 42.6 and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Creston, OH grew from 2,072 to 2,246, a 8.4% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Creston, OH 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Creston, OH was $155,300, and the homeownership rate was 85.6%.

Most people in Creston, OH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Creston, OH was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Creston, OH employs 1.05k people. The largest industries in Creston, OH are Manufacturing (265 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (129 people), and Retail Trade (108 people), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($110,288), Transportation & Warehousing ($110,288), and Manufacturing ($53,092).

Employment

Occupations

1.05k

2023 Value

± 178

5.51%

1 Year growth

± 22.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Creston, OH grew at a rate of 5.51%, from 999 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Creston, OH, are Production Occupations (156 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (114 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (100 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Creston, OH.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Ohio (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

1.05k

2023 Value

± 178

5.51%

1 Year growth

± 22.4%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Creston, OH grew at a rate of 5.51%, from 999 employees to 1.05k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Creston, OH, are Manufacturing (265 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (129 people), and Retail Trade (108 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Creston, OH, though some of these residents may live in Creston, OH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,688

Median earning men ± $6,036

$28,472

Median earning women ± $5,358

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($110,288), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($81,719), and Manufacturing ($59,773).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($42,000), Other Services Except Public Administration ($35,650), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($31,842).

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 5.51M people employed in Ohio. 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 15.4%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing the state of Ohio. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Ohio is currently represented by 15 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (55.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43.9%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.489%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Ohio went to Donald J. Trump with 55.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43.9%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.489%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Ohio for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Ohio

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Bernie Moreno

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 3, 2025

Jon Husted

Senator from Ohio

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Ohio will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of JD Vance's term.

Bernie Moreno and Jon Husted are the senators currently representing Ohio.

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 Ohio over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Ohio

Ohio is currently represented by 15 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 Ohio have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.724% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.686% 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 (3.05M), Some college (1.98M), and Bachelors Degree (1.63M).

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

The median property value in Creston, OH was $155,300 in 2023, which is 0.512 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $133,300 to $155,300, a 16.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Creston, OH is 85.6%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Creston, OH have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Creston, OH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$155,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$21,384

$766

Median Property Taxes

±$143

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Creston, OH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Creston, OH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

85.6%

Homeownership

2023

59.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 85.6% of the housing units in Creston, OH were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87.6%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 24

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the places in Creston, OH 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.

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Median Household Income

± N/A

895

Number of Households

± 161

In N/A, the median household income of the 895 households in Creston, OH N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Creston, OH 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Creston, OH is from Ohio.

0.456

2022 Wage GINI in Ohio

0.456

2021 Wage GINI in Ohio

In 2022, the income inequality in Ohio was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0361% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Ohio was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Ohio in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (84.7%)
Worked At Home (7.16%)
Carpooled (5.64%)

In 2023, 84.7% of workers in Creston, OH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.16%) and those who carpooled to work (5.64%).

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

29.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Creston, OH have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 4.12% of the workforce in Creston, OH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Creston, OH (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as 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, OH is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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.

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

Uninsured People

N/A%

Uninsured

N/A%

Employer Coverage

N/A%

Medicaid

N/A%

Medicare

N/A%

Non-Group

N/A%

Military or VA

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

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