Creston Profile

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National Rank:646 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Creston Population

Total Population (2021)

5,583

Total Population (2016)

5,361

Population Growth

+4.1% (+222)

Growth Rank

#378 of 688Same geo level

Male

46.7%2,605

Female

53.3%2,975

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.876

Average Age

51.7

Median Age

57.6

Age Rank

#669 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

190(3.4%)

5–9

225(4.0%)

10–14

250(4.5%)

15–19

225(4.0%)

20–24

220(3.9%)

25–29

220(3.9%)

30–34

240(4.3%)

35–39

245(4.4%)

40–44

265(4.7%)

45–49

235(4.2%)

50–54

295(5.3%)

55–59

385(6.9%)

60–64

435(7.8%)

65–69

570(10.2%)

70–74

520(9.3%)

75–79

395(7.1%)

80–84

330(5.9%)

85+

345(6.2%)

Creston Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.0

Total Private Dwellings

2,810

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,670

Size Distribution

1 Person

990 (37.1%)

2 Persons

1,110 (41.6%)

3 Persons

270 (10.1%)

4 Persons

180 (6.7%)

5+ Persons

115 (4.3%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

370(13.9%)

Couples without children

915(34.3%)

One-parent families

195(7.3%)

One-person households

990(37.1%)

Multigenerational

25(0.9%)

Multiple-family

10(0.4%)

Creston Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$64,500After tax

Median Household Income

$54,400After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$37,240After tax

Median Individual Income

$31,400After tax

Income Rank

#655 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

70.2%

Employment Income

50.0%

Government Transfers

29.8%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

360(7.8%)

$10k–$20k

695(15.0%)

$20k–$30k

1,020(22.0%)

$30k–$40k

705(15.2%)

$40k–$50k

535(11.6%)

$50k–$60k

370(8.0%)

$60k–$70k

275(5.9%)

$70k–$80k

190(4.1%)

$80k–$90k

130(2.8%)

$90k–$100k

110(2.4%)

$100k+

240(5.2%)

Creston Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

43.1%

Unemployment Rate

9.0%

Total Labour Force

2,230

Employed

2,030

Unemployed

200

Not in Labour Force

2,480

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

15.8%

Children (0–17)

14.2%

Adults (18–64)

13.1%

Seniors (65+)

20.0%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3020 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.268

Creston Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

4,705

No certificate, diploma or degree

920 (19.6%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,505 (32.0%)

Postsecondary credential

2,280 (48.5%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

430 (9.1%)72.9% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

95 (2.0%)16.1% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

25 (0.5%)4.2% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

920(19.6%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,505(32.0%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

535(11.4%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,025(21.8%)

University certificate below bachelor

130(2.8%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

590(12.5%)

Creston Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

8.9%

180 people

Share of 2,030 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

180(8.9%)

Usual place of work

1,525(75.1%)

No fixed workplace address

315(15.5%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Creston Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

2,225

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

10(0.4%)

Business, finance and administration

240(10.8%)

Natural and applied sciences

60(2.7%)

Health

200(9.0%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

260(11.7%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

40(1.8%)

Sales and service

550(24.7%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

475(21.3%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

155(7.0%)

Manufacturing and utilities

180(8.1%)

Creston Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

2,225

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

160(7.2%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

50(2.2%)

Utilities

10(0.4%)

Construction

160(7.2%)

Manufacturing

250(11.2%)

Wholesale trade

20(0.9%)

Retail trade

315(14.2%)

Transportation and warehousing

70(3.1%)

Information and cultural industries

15(0.7%)

Finance and insurance

30(1.3%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

20(0.9%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

110(4.9%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

90(4.0%)

Educational services

130(5.8%)

Health care and social assistance

360(16.2%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

30(1.3%)

Accommodation and food services

130(5.8%)

Other services (except public administration)

135(6.1%)

Public administration

85(3.8%)

Creston Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

5,205 (96.0%)

English & French

215 (4.0%)

Neither

5 (0.1%)

Mother Tongue

English

4,850 (89.5%)

French

80 (1.5%)

Non-official languages

415 (7.7%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

4,850(89.5%)

French

80(1.5%)

Russian

25(0.5%)

Spanish

20(0.4%)

Hindi

20(0.4%)

Tagalog

15(0.3%)

Cantonese

15(0.3%)

Punjabi

15(0.3%)

German

15(0.3%)

Mandarin

10(0.2%)

Creston Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

1,975(74.0%)

Semi-detached

85(3.2%)

Row house

190(7.1%)

Duplex

110(4.1%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

290(10.9%)

Other attached

10(0.4%)

Movable

15(0.6%)

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