Creston City, Iowa

Creston City is a city located in the Union County, Iowa, United States. The city has a population of 7597 as per the 2000 census data. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 7594, It is the 48th most populous in the U.S. state of Iowa. The city comprises an area of 5.13 mi˛ (13.29 square kilometre), of which, 5.08 square miles (13.16 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 64th largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 7597 people, 3346 households, and 1973 families residing in the city. The population density was 1496.2 people per square mile (577.69/km˛), it is the 119th most densely populated city in the U.S. state of Iowa. There were 3598 housing units at an average density of 708.3 per square mile (273.48/km˛). The average household size was 2.2 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city the population was distributed as follows: 22.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 25% from 25 to 44, 22% from 45 to 64, and 20% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.3 males. The median age of the city's population was 39.3 years, The median age of males and females living in Creston City was 37 and 41.3 years respectively. The racial makeup of the city was 98.13% White, 0.34% Black or African American, 0.22% American Indian, 0.34% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, 0.58% from two or more races and 0.38% Other races.

Creston city Iowa Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Creston city Iowa School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Creston City Iowa GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $29831, it would be the 205th lowest city by median household income in the U.S. state of Iowa. The median income for a family in the city was $41003, it is the 531st wealthiest city in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the city was $16411, making it the 518th wealthiest city by per capita income among the Iowa. The median income of city was $18256, The median income for males was $21476, compared to $15685 for females.

In 2000, 1877 pupils and students, of which 907 are male and 970 are female, 24.71% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 155 nursery or pri school, 113 kindergarten, 741 elementary school, 418 high school and 450 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census7597
April 2000 Estimate7597
July 2000 Estimate7571
July 2001 Estimate7521
July 2002 Estimate7429
July 2003 Estimate7348
July 2004 Estimate7355
July 2005 Estimate7373
July 2006 Estimate7455
July 2007 Estimate7520
July 2008 Estimate7594
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7679155
Kindergarten7142113
Elementary school387354741
High school198220418
College or graduate school175275450
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Creston city, Iowa$29831$41003$16411
Union County, Iowa$31905$41453$16690
Iowa, United States$39469$48005$19674
United States$41994$50046$21587