Iowa · Census place 17265
Creston, IA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Creston, Iowa (Creston, IA — Census place “Creston city”) is 7,466 residents, ranking #55 of 1026 places in Iowa. Median household income is $50,752, the median home is worth $112,600 and median gross rent runs $672 a month. Looking for the Creston Iowa ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Creston, IA: 50801.
- Population
- 7,466Creston city residents
- Median household income
- $50,752Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $672Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.6%Owner-occupied households
Creston ZIP codes (Iowa)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Creston.
The Creston 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 Creston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Creston city median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16% of residents and 65.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Creston city, IA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Creston city is a mid-size town in Iowa, with 7,466 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #55 of 1,026 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 39.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Creston city earn a median of $50,752 a year, 35.4% below the national figure of $78,538 and 25% below the $67,791 median for the 290 Iowa cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Creston city is valued at $112,600, 62.9% below the national figure and 28% below the $156,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $672 a month, 52.2% below the national figure, or roughly $8,064 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 65.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Iowa.
- Charles City city 7,321
- Knoxville city 7,493
- Washington city 7,314
- Decorah city 7,597
- Hiawatha city 7,178
- Clear Lake city 7,603
- Nevada city 6,952
- Webster City city 7,769
Keep going
More Iowa coverage.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Creston city?
- Creston city has 7,466 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #55 of 1,026 in Iowa.
- What is the median household income in Creston city?
- Median household income in Creston city is $50,752 a year, 35.4% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Creston city?
- Median gross rent is $672 a month and the median home value is $112,600, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.
- Is Creston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Creston city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Creston city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.