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
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:
- ALEGENT HEALTH MERCY HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- JENNIE EDMUNDSON HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; OMAHA, NE)
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)