Median Household Income
$61,880
Median Home Value
$162,800
Median Gross Rent
$750/mo
Poverty Rate
13.8%
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Homeownership Rate
81.5%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
17.5%
Median Age
43.3
Population Over Time
Preston County grew 1.3% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
33,720
2016
33,793
2018
33,837
2020
33,610
2022
34,206
2024
34,160
Business & Industry
Preston County has 509 business establishments employing 5,012 people.
Construction
93
Health care and social assistance
55
Other services (except public administration)
50
Accommodation and food services
33
Professional, scientific, and technical services
25
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
21
Information
21
Real estate and rental and leasing
19
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.