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Creston, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Creston is a Census village of 2,413 people across 2.19 square miles of land, lying across Wayne County and Medina County. Median household income is $68,500, 88.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $170,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Creston
What Creston is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area2.19 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,102
- County holding the largest share of its areaWayne County, 91.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inWayne County 91.7 percent, Medina County 8.3 percent
Creston crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Creston
How many people live in Creston
- Population2,413
- Median age41.8
- Population under 18519 plus or minus 130
- Share under 1821.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Population 65 and over358 plus or minus 83
- Share 65 and over14.8 percent
- Households938
- Family households646
- Share of households that are families68.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Creston
Income and work in Creston
- Median household income$68,500
- Per capita income$33,741
- Civilian labor force1,217
- Employed1,171
- Unemployed46 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate3.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over1,757
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Creston
Housing in Creston
- Housing units995
- Occupied units938
- Vacant units57 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate5.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied830
- Renter occupied108 plus or minus 43
- Ownership rate88.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$171,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$861
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.1 percent
- Single family units759
- Share single family76.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more75 plus or minus 52
- Share in buildings of two or more7.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Mobile homes161 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Creston
How Creston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,063
- Commuting under 15 minutes247 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.2 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more395 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone83.3 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home7.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Creston
SBA loans in Creston (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$170,000
- Average approval$42,500
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval0.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Creston, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Creston
Flood risk in Creston
- NFIP communityVillage of Creston
- NFIP community number390575
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/18/09
The Village of Creston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390575 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Wayne County, not Creston
Wayne County context, not Creston figures
- Establishments in Wayne County2,583
- Covered employment, Wayne County48,515
- Average annual pay, Wayne County$57,609
- Housing units permitted, Wayne County282
Every figure in this section is published for Wayne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Creston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Creston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Creston, Ohio?
2,413, in 938 households. Creston village covers 2.19 square miles of land, which is 1,102 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Creston in?
Creston lies in more than one. By area it is 91.7 percent in Wayne County, 8.3 percent in Medina County. This page sits under Wayne County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Creston?
$68,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $171,500. Median gross rent is $861 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Creston businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $170,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Creston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Creston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Creston. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Creston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Creston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Creston, village of, community 390575, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Creston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Wayne County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Creston.
Is zoning published for Creston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.