Creston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 7,384 people and two associated neighborhoods, Creston is the 54th largest community in Iowa. Creston has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

One of the benefits of Creston is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 12.94 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The percentage of people in Creston who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.13% of adults in Creston have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Creston in 2022 was $29,192, which is low income relative to Iowa, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,768 for a family of four. However, Creston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Creston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Creston residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Creston include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Creston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Japanese.