Crete vs University Park

A side-by-side comparison of Crete and University Park: population, income, housing, and more.

Crete and University Park are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Crete has the higher population (8,382 vs 7,109 in University Park). Crete has the higher median household income ($97,984 vs $65,580 in University Park). Crete has the higher median home value ($209,100 vs $137,800 in University Park).

Population, income & housing

	Crete	University Park
Population	8,382	7,109
Median age	49.4 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$97,984	$65,580
Median home value	$209,100	$137,800
Median gross rent	$1,283	$1,530
Housing units	3,449	2,576
Homeownership rate	89.8%	61.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.7%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	7.1%	16.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crete	University Park
Population	8,118 → 8,382 (+3.3%)	6,947 → 7,109 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$79,375 → $97,984 (+23.4%)	$52,250 → $65,580 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$171,200 → $209,100 (+22.1%)	$124,100 → $137,800 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,094 → $1,283 (+17.3%)	$978 → $1,530 (+56.4%)

Crete

Population

8,1188,382

Median household income

$79,375$97,984

Median home value

$171,200$209,100

Median gross rent

$1,094$1,283

University Park

Population

6,9477,109

Median household income

$52,250$65,580

Median home value

$124,100$137,800

Median gross rent

$978$1,530

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crete	University Park
Under 5	3.1%	9.3%
5 to 17	14.7%	19.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	13.2%
25 to 34	10.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	8.7%	12.1%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	15.5%	5.6%
75 and over	10.1%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crete	University Park
White (non-Hispanic)	49.1%	8.9%
Black or African American	34.3%	82.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.4%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crete	University Park
No high school diploma	5.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	28.1%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	32.3%	40.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crete	University Park
Drove alone	80.7%	70.8%
Carpooled	4.9%	7.7%
Public transit	1.4%	4.7%
Walked	1.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.4%	6.9%
Other means	1.0%	8.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crete	University Park
1-unit, detached	83.6%	42.9%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	23.6%
2 to 4 units	3.6%	16.1%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.7%
20 or more units	3.4%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Crete	University Park
Poverty rate	8.2%	14.5%
Average household size	2.57	3.02
Mean commute (minutes)	37	35
Median year structure built	1976	1976