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.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Crete's cultural character, accounting for 23.21% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Crete is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
