Crete is also a college town, where lots of students live while attending area colleges. Because of the high percentage of people living in Crete enrolled in college, Crete has a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards the needs and activities of students.
Crete is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of adults in Crete with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.63% of adults in Crete have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Crete in 2022 was $28,750, 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 $115,000 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 44.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Crete include German, Irish, English, Czech, and French.
In addition, Crete has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (25.37%).
The most common language spoken in Crete is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
