Crestwood is home to 10,579 people in Illinois. At a median age of 49.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 3,470 people per square mile. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $195,200. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $75,752, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 13%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Crestwood
What changed most since 1990
Median age33.3 → 49.2(+15.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$223,206 → $195,200(−13%)US over the same years: +67%
White share92.2% → 61.0%(−31.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)22.6%(116)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.8%(76)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(183)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War9.4%(48)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.6%(8)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 513 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Crestwood, decade by decade
Crestwood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,823
$84,996
$223,206
11.0%
18.4
2000
11,251
$83,455
$223,517
14.9%
23.1
2010
10,950
$76,106
$246,139
15.9%
37.6
2020
10,826
$73,378
$199,623
25.1%
57.8
2024
10,579
$75,752
$195,200
26.2%
72.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
