Creston Iowa Real Estate
Creston, Iowa, is located in Union County, 52 miles SW of Des Moines, Iowa and 351 miles W of Chicago, Illinois. Creston has a population of 7,597.
Creston Homes
Creston properties pool is 3,353 residential properties including Creston new homes. Median age of real estate in Creston is 1951. Average Household size is 2.86 people. 2% are one bedroom homes, 27% are 2 bedroom homes, 51% are 3 bedroom homes, 17% are 4 bedroom homes, and 3% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Creston Mortgage Statistics
Creston mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Creston |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
44% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
56% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
50% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
7% |
16% |
Creston Area Real Estate Tax
Creston Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $871 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 41,003. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Creston School District: Children make up 22.6% of Creston population. Creston has 1,718 under 18 years old residents, or 0.46 kids per one worker, or 0.51 kids per one household.
Creston Real Estate & Creston Homeownership
There are 1207.08 or 36% one person households, 1140.02 or 34% two person households, and 435.89 or 13% three person households in Creston, Iowa. Median residents age is 39.3, Senior citizens (65+) make up 1,517 or 20%% of Creston population.
There are 3,720 workers (over 16 years of age) in Creston. Of these, 91.94% drive to work. Approximately 2.26% of workers in Creston take public transportation. An estimated 3.44% walk to work.
Median Creston homeowner's housing expences are 14.8%
Crime in Creston (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Creston |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
22.38 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
NaN |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
21.06 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
255.36 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
72.4 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
171.12 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
11.85 |
43.3 |
Invest in Creston Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Creston Iowa area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Creston |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Des Moines, Iowa |
- |
| Near Large City |
Chicago, Illinois |
- |
| Creston Zip Codes |
50801 |
- |
| Creston Area Codes |
641 |
- |
| White population |
98.13% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.34% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.34% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.22% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
1.26% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 41,003% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
11.27% |
12.4% |
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