Iowa · Census place 17175
Crescent, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Crescent, Iowa (Crescent, IA — Census place “Crescent city”) is 591 residents, ranking #430 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $104,583, the median home is worth $265,000 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Crescent Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Crescent, IA: 51526.
- Population
- 591Crescent city residents
- Median household income
- $104,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $265,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 94.8%Owner-occupied households
Crescent ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Crescent.
The Crescent IA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Crescent city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 0.3% of residents and 94.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Crescent city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Crescent city is a very small community in Iowa, with 591 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #430 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 58% of them. The median age here is 42.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Crescent city earn a median of $104,583 a year, 33.2% above the national figure of $78,538 and 54% above the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 0.3% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Crescent city is valued at $265,000, 12.7% below the national figure and 70% above the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 94.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 591 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Crescent city against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld gross rent for Crescent city because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Crescent city?
- Crescent city has 591 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #430 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Crescent city?
- Median household income in Crescent city is $104,583 a year, 33.2% above the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Crescent city?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $265,000.
- Is Crescent city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Crescent city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
- How current is this Crescent city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.