Crescent, Iowa Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 537. Estimated population in July 2024: 603 (+12.3% change)
Males: 266 (49.5%), Females: 271 (50.5%)

Pottawattamie County

Zip code: 51526

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $60,000
Median house value: $102,900

Population by Race

Races in Crescent:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (39.7%), English (15.1%), Irish (10.1%), Danish (9.5%), French (6.3%), Swedish (4.8%).

Land area: 1.3 square miles

Map of Crescent, IA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Crescent

  • High school or higher: 84.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Crescent city

  • Never married: 16.8%
  • Now married: 68.8%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 6.5%
  • Divorced: 7.2%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+10.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Crescent:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Crescent:

  • EPPLEY AIRFIELD (about 5 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: OMA)
  • LINCOLN MUNI (about 72 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Abbreviation: LNK)
  • SIOUX GATEWAY/COL. BUD DAY FIELD (about 80 miles; SIOUX CITY, IA; Abbreviation: SUX)

Other public-use airports nearest to Crescent:

  • COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (about 11 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Abbreviation: CBF)
  • NORTH OMAHA (about 11 miles; OMAHA, NE; Abbreviation: 3NO)
  • BLAIR MUNI (about 18 miles; BLAIR, NE; Abbreviation: K46)

Amtrak station near Crescent:

  • 10 miles: OMAHA (1003 S. 9TH ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Crescent:

  • IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,840)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 9 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 6,175)
  • BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 10,150)
  • CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,806)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; OMAHA, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,448)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 69 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 19,806)

Public primary/middle school in Crescent:

  • CRESCENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: 401 EAST WELCH STREET; Grades: KG – 06)