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Population (year 2000): 543. Estimated
population in July 2005: 583 (+7.4% change)
Males: 267 (49.2%), Females: 276 (50.8%)
Ogle County
Zip code:
60113
Median resident age: 34.1 years
Median household income: $40,000 (year 2000)
Median house value: $93,600 (year 2000)
Races in Creston:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
- Hispanic (5.3%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Black (1.1%)
- Other race (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (26.2%), English (12.0%),
United States (10.7%), Irish (9.6%), Norwegian (7.2%), Italian
(5.3%).
Elevation: 900 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Creston
- High school or higher: 80.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.1%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Creston village
- Never married: 22.4%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 9.3%
- Divorced: 9.8%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +16 (+3.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Creston:
- ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL)
- ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL)
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
DEKALB, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Creston:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 20 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 48 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 51 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Creston:
- ROCHELLE MUNI AIRPORT-KORITZ FIELD (about 8 miles;
ROCHELLE, IL; ID: RPJ)
- BRESSON (about 16 miles; COMPTON, IL; ID: C82)
- DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (about 19 miles; DE KALB, IL;
ID: DKB)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Creston:
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 6 miles; MALTA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,289)
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; DeKalb,
IL; FT enrollment: 19,477)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CRYSTAL
LAKE, IL; FT enrollment: 2,707)
Public primary/middle school in Creston:
- CRESTON ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 108; Location:
PO BOX 37; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Creston:
- CRESTON-DEMENT P.L.D. (Operating income:
$23,406; Location: 107 SOUTH MAIN; 7,583 books; 60 audio
materials; 72 video materials; 17 serial subscriptions)
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