Creston ZIP Codes — Ashe County, NC

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	254	14.8%
18 and over	1,463	85.2%
65 and over	540	31.5%
Median age	51.3 years

Group	Count	%
White	1,617	90.6%
Two or more races	87	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	67	3.8%
Other race	13	0.7%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	2.6%
$10k–$15k	8.8%
$15k–$25k	16.2%
$25k–$35k	6.4%
$35k–$50k	14.7%
$50k–$75k	32.7%
$75k–$100k	7.1%
$100k–$150k	3.3%
$150k–$200k	6.9%
$200k+	1.5%
Median income	$50,383

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$168,400
Median rent / month	$670
Owner occupied	73.3%
Renter occupied	26.7%
Vacant	34.0%
Single-family detached	74.9%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	23.2%
Median rooms	5.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.17

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	4.6%
2000–2009	9.5%
1990–1999	9.0%
1980–1989	12.1%
1970–1979	17.8%
1960–1969	7.6%
1950–1959	3.8%
1940–1949	11.0%
1939 or earlier	24.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	5.8%
2 bedrooms	33.0%
3 bedrooms	49.0%
4 bedrooms	11.5%
5+ bedrooms	0.6%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	9.1%
1 vehicle	33.0%
2 vehicles	28.3%
3 or more	29.6%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	3.3%
Electricity	34.6%
Propane / LP gas	13.7%
Fuel oil	31.3%
Wood	17.0%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	348	42.6%
Cohabiting couple	50	6.1%
Male householder, no spouse	147	18.0%
Female householder, no spouse	272	33.3%
Households with children under 18	155	19.0%
Households with seniors (65+)	387	47.4%
Average household size	2.10

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	28.7%	17.1%
Married	55.5%	44.2%
Separated	1.5%	6.3%
Widowed	5.4%	25.5%
Divorced	8.9%	7.0%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	84.6%
Bachelor's or higher	17.4%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	16	7.7%
Kindergarten	16	7.7%
Elementary school	144	68.9%
High school	17	8.1%
College / grad school	16	7.7%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	18.5%
Service	19.2%
Sales & office	24.7%
Natural resources & construction	7.6%
Production & transportation	29.9%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	77.3%
Government	10.3%
Self-employed	12.4%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	73.0%
Carpool	14.6%
Public transit	1.0%
Walk	4.8%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	32.3

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	50.1%
Retirement income	35.1%
Supplemental Security	3.4%
Cash public assistance	0.9%
Food stamps / SNAP	15.7%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	42.2%
High cholesterol	40.2%
Heart disease	10.1%
Stroke	4.8%
Asthma	9.6%
Arthritis	34.4%
Kidney disease	4.2%
Pulmonary disease	11.3%
Cancer	8.5%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	13.6%
No physical activity	27.3%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	30.7%
Fair or poor health	19.5%
Poor mental health	14.8%
Poor physical health	14.6%
No health insurance	18.8%
Visited doctor (checkup)	79.1%
Visited dentist	59.7%
Cholesterol screening	90.6%
Teeth loss	19.2%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	163	11.1%

Disability	%
Any disability	27.5%
Under 18	18.1%
18–64 years	19.9%
65 and over	45.0%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	59.2%
Public insurance	48.2%
Uninsured under 19	1.1%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	1,677	97.7%
Spanish	28	1.7%
Other Indo-European	28	1.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	1,672	97.4%
Born in same state	1,672	97.4%
Born in different state	1,173	68.3%
Foreign born	0	0.0%
Naturalized citizen	45	2.6%
Not a US citizen	0	0.0%