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Creston, IA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Creston, IA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,590. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CRESTON-IA · Creston, IA 1 ZIPs · 9,590 pop · #18744/25278 · Union County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $58,015
  • RANK-LOWER #18744/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lorimor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,590
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $124,900

Nearest income peer: Lorimor, IA (+ $1,152 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Creston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Creston on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Creston, IA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

26th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,590
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$58,015
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,015 and poverty 13.2% concentrate in 50801.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Creston as a pure owner town.

Within Iowa, Beacon is the closest lower-income city and Benton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Creston.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 50801, is all of Creston

There is no split to weigh here: 50801 holds every one of Creston's 9,590 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Creston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 259 establishments, 4,454 employees , annual payroll $188,521k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 50801 (259 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Creston, IA

These ZIP codes sit in Union County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Creston. See the Union County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Union County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Creston, Afton, Thayer and Shannon City among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Thayer marks the far end of that range at $64,211, 11% above Creston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
50801 9,590 $58,015 259 18
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Creston roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Creston, .