Nebraska · Census place 11370
Crete, NE population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Crete, Nebraska (Crete, NE — Census place “Crete city”) is 7,521 residents, ranking #24 of 593 places in Nebraska. Median household income is $76,258, the median home is worth $203,900 and median gross rent runs $846 a month. Looking for the Crete Nebraska ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Crete, NE: 68333.
- Population
- 7,521Crete city residents
- Median household income
- $76,258Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $203,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $846Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 33.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 65.6%Owner-occupied households
Crete ZIP codes (Nebraska)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Crete.
The Crete NE ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Crete city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Crete city median would spend about 13.3% 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 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% 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
Crete city, NE in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Crete city is a mid-size town in Nebraska, with 7,521 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #24 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 96% of them. The median age here is 33.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger 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 Crete city earn a median of $76,258 a year, 2.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 13% above the $67,419 median for the 119 Nebraska cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 12.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Crete city is valued at $203,900, 32.8% below the national figure and 26% above the $161,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $846 a month, 39.8% below the national figure, or roughly $10,152 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.3% 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 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 65.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
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 Nebraska.
- McCook city 7,360
- Seward city 7,665
- Nebraska City city 7,287
- Blair city 7,868
- Plattsmouth city 6,680
- Alliance city 8,089
- Schuyler city 6,517
- York city 8,114
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Crete city?
- Crete city has 7,521 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #24 of 593 in Nebraska.
- What is the median household income in Crete city?
- Median household income in Crete city is $76,258 a year, 2.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Crete city?
- Median gross rent is $846 a month and the median home value is $203,900, so rent absorbs about 13.3% of median household income.
- Is Crete city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Crete city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Crete 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.