Creston vs Rittman

A side-by-side comparison of Creston and Rittman: population, income, housing, and more.

Creston and Rittman are places in Ohio. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Rittman has the higher population (6,033 vs 2,246 in Creston). Rittman has the higher median household income ($64,492 vs $62,950 in Creston). Creston has the higher median home value ($155,300 vs $153,200 in Rittman).

Population, income & housing

	Creston	Rittman
Population	2,246	6,033
Median age	42.6 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	$62,950	$64,492
Median home value	$155,300	$153,200
Median gross rent	$858	$749
Housing units	929	2,582
Homeownership rate	85.6%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.8%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	8.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Creston	Rittman
Population	2,009 → 2,246 (+11.8%)	6,503 → 6,033 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$61,528 → $62,950 (+2.3%)	$48,698 → $64,492 (+32.4%)
Median home value	$118,800 → $155,300 (+30.7%)	$116,000 → $153,200 (+32.1%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $858 (+3.0%)	$743 → $749 (+0.8%)

Creston

Population

2,0092,246

Median household income

$61,528$62,950

Median home value

$118,800$155,300

Median gross rent

$833$858

Rittman

Population

6,5036,033

Median household income

$48,698$64,492

Median home value

$116,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$743$749

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Creston	Rittman
Under 5	7.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.7%	11.9%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.6%
35 to 44	11.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	15.0%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.0%
75 and over	6.5%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Creston	Rittman
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	94.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Creston	Rittman
No high school diploma	10.6%	11.1%
High school graduate	49.3%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Creston	Rittman
Drove alone	84.7%	80.5%
Carpooled	5.6%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.8%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Creston	Rittman
1-unit, detached	75.9%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	13.1%
5 to 19 units	0.5%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.2%	2.7%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Creston	Rittman
Poverty rate	5.7%	12.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	30	28
Median year structure built	1974	1961