Preston County, West Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	34,160	1,778,373	334,922,499	1361st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,880	$59,608	$80,734	1906th of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	42.7	38.9	1135th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.5%	24.1%	35.7%	2437th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$162,800	$162,600	$332,700	1967th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$750	$872	$1,413	2480th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	13.8%	16.7%	12.5%	1524th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.3%	5.4%	5.2%	1089th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	52.7	74.0	n/a	1490th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	1.8%	14.1%	2304th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.1	n/a	n/a	1800th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	81.5%	74.9%	65.2%	424th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	31.1	26.6	26.4	395th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.6%	9.1%	15.1%	1622nd of 3,222
Uninsured	8.3%	n/a	n/a	2074th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	54.0%	46.8%	46.9%	708th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.5%	n/a	n/a	1772nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	87.3%	89.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	2.1%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	6.5%	3.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.8%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.5%	3.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	23.2	19.3	61.4

Age in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Median Age	43.3	42.7	38.9
Under 18 %	17.9%	20.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.5%	8.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.3%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.1%	12.0%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.9%	26.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.5%	21.0%	17.2%

Households and families in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Households	12,809	728,655	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.4	2.5
Family Households	67.4%	62.6%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.5%	26.4%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	13.3%	15.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.6%	31.3%	28.7%
Never Married	29.1%	29.0%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,033	$34,203	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.0%	21.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.1%	17.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.7%	15.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.9%	5.9%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	13.8%	16.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.5%	36.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.2%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Housing Units	15,183	861,325	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	75.8%	70.9%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.6%	7.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.6%	15.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,982.0	1,976.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	18.5%	25.1%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$793	$865	n/a

Education in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Less than High School	13.8%	10.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	46.7%	39.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	22.0%	25.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.2%	14.4%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.4%	9.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	49.8%	53.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.1%	78.1%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.8%	2.5%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	21.8%	28.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	14.3%	9.7%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.7%	8.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Preston County, West Virginia

Statistic	Preston County, West Virginia	West Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	65.4%	67.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.1%	0.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.0%	97.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.4%	1.2%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.4%	2.2%	16.7%

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