Population 33,859
State West Virginia
Current Time
Area 648.81 mi²
Per capita income $20,949

Cities in Preston County

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 97.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 12.9 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$221,141
Total number of firms, 2007 1,833
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Population, 2013 estimate 33,859
Households, 2008-2012 12,780
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 1.0 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,663
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $20,949
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.2 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 1.4 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 4,657
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 30.9 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 1.3 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 648.81 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 33,520
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $104,300
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 533
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 0.8 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $45,538
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 19.6 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$12,240
Female persons, percent, 2013 48.5 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 3,265
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 83.3 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 5.2 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.1 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.44
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 17.0 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 12.6 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 86.5 %
Population, 2010 33,520
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 5.5 %
Population per square mile, 2010 51.7
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 96.7 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 80.9 %
Housing units, 2013 14,975
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $7,285
Building permits, 2012 1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.2 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$0
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %