| ECONOMY | Creston, Iowa | United States |
| | 3.1% | 3.7% |
| | -0.6% | 1.6% |
| | 20.9% | 33.5% |
| | 7.0% | 6.2% |
| | 7.4% | 4.6% |
| | $22,327 | $31,177 |
| | $42,198 | $57,652 |
| | $59,806 | $70,850 |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | |
| | 1.7% | 1.3% |
| | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| | 4.1% | 6.2% |
| | 29.1% | 10.4% |
| | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| | 3.8% | 4.1% |
| | 0.4% | 0.9% |
| | 1.7% | 2.1% |
| | 3.0% | 4.7% |
| | 0.0% | 1.9% |
| | 1.6% | 6.7% |
| | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| | 2.3% | 4.3% |
| | 8.8% | 9.3% |
| | 13.5% | 13.8% |
| | 3.1% | 2.2% |
| | 5.4% | 7.4% |
| | 4.2% | 4.9% |
| | 1.8% | 4.8% |