Cresco

Population: 3,901
Median household income: $60,769
Median home value: $105,200

Cresco is a community in Howard County, Iowa, home to 3,901 residents. The median household income of $60,769 is below the Howard County median ($67,336).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cresco's population grew 3.5% from 3,768 to 3,901, while its median home value rose 22.9% from $85,600 to $105,200.

The median gross rent is $814. 19.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,901
Median age: 39.5 yrs
Median household income: $60,769
Median home value: $105,200
Median gross rent: $814
Housing units: 1,795
Homeownership rate: 71.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
Unemployment rate: 0.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7683,901

Median household income

$50,000$60,769

Median home value

$85,600$105,200

Median gross rent

$637$814

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,768	$50,000	$85,600	$637
2020	3,751	$52,713	$84,900	$730
2021	3,872	$56,741	$87,900	$746
2022	3,899	$60,135	$102,300	$798
2023	3,901	$60,769	$105,200	$814

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4414.2%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	254	6.5%
5 to 17	627	16.1%
18 to 24	267	6.8%
25 to 34	462	11.8%
35 to 44	555	14.2%
45 to 54	333	8.5%
55 to 64	593	15.2%
65 to 74	455	11.7%
75 and over	355	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,583	91.8%
Black or African American	5	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.6%
Asian	11	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.3%
Two or more races	83	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	184	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.9%

High school graduate45.3%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	134	4.9%
High school graduate	1,246	45.3%
Some college or associate's	824	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	388	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	161	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone80.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.1%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,583	80.6%
Carpooled	126	6.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	61	3.1%
Bicycle	10	0.5%
Worked from home	176	9.0%
Other means	7	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,186	66.4%
15 to 29 min	218	12.2%
30 to 44 min	228	12.8%
45 to 59 min	54	3.0%
60+ min	101	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 11.3% (430 of 3,797)

	Count	Share
Family households	978	64.5%
Nonfamily households	538	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,516	84.5%
Vacant	279	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,077	71.0%
Renter-occupied	439	29.0%

1-unit, detached88.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,590	88.6%
1-unit, attached	13	0.7%
2 to 4 units	108	6.0%
5 to 19 units	67	3.7%
20 or more units	17	0.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1917220
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.34 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.3717, -92.1163