Creston

Population: 2,246
Median household income: $62,950
Median home value: $155,300

Creston, a community in Wayne County, Ohio, has 2,246 residents. At $62,950, its median household income sits below Wayne County's $71,769.

From 2019 to 2023, Creston's population grew 11.8% from 2,009 to 2,246, while its median home value rose 30.7% from $118,800 to $155,300.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.9% of the population. 84.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,246
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $62,950
Median home value: $155,300
Median gross rent: $858
Housing units: 929
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0092,246

Median household income

$61,528$62,950

Median home value

$118,800$155,300

Median gross rent

$833$858

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,009	$61,528	$118,800	$833
2020	2,020	$62,623	$125,600	$741
2021	1,903	$58,472	$121,000	$734
2022	2,072	$64,157	$133,300	$835
2023	2,246	$62,950	$155,300	$858

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5415.0%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	7.1%
5 to 17	318	14.2%
18 to 24	172	7.7%
25 to 34	268	11.9%
35 to 44	257	11.4%
45 to 54	337	15.0%
55 to 64	398	17.7%
65 to 74	191	8.5%
75 and over	146	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,153	95.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.5%
Two or more races	41	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.6%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	169	10.6%
High school graduate	787	49.3%
Some college or associate's	373	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	180	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	88	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	887	84.7%
Carpooled	59	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	7.2%
Other means	11	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	219	22.5%
15 to 29 min	364	37.4%
30 to 44 min	215	22.1%
45 to 59 min	97	10.0%
60+ min	77	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.51
Poverty rate: 5.7% (127 of 2,246)

	Count	Share
Family households	600	67.0%
Nonfamily households	295	33.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	895	96.3%
Vacant	34	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	766	85.6%
Renter-occupied	129	14.4%

1-unit, detached75.9%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units4.6%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other15.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	705	75.9%
1-unit, attached	21	2.3%
2 to 4 units	43	4.6%
5 to 19 units	5	0.5%
20 or more units	11	1.2%
Mobile home & other	144	15.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3919344
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.9767, -81.8999