Crete is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 7,328 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Crete is the 253rd largest community in Illinois.

Unlike some villages, Crete isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Crete are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Crete is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Crete who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.83%), management occupations (10.83%), and sales jobs (9.67%).

One downside of living in Crete is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Crete, the average commute to work is 31.04 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small village, Crete doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Crete Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Crete is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 27.97% of adults in Crete have a college degree.

The per capita income in Crete in 2000 was $29,671, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $118,684 for a family of four. However, Crete contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Crete home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Crete is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Crete include German, Irish, Italian, Polish, English, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in Crete is English. Some people also speak Spanish.