Because there are quite a few people attending college in Crete, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Crete provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
The population of Crete overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Crete, 22.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Crete in 2022 was $28,686, which is low income relative to Nebraska, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,744 for a family of four. However, Crete contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Crete is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Crete home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Crete residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Crete also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 40.96% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crete include German, Irish, English, Czech, and Swiss.
Crete also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 23.21%.
The most common language spoken in Crete is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
