Andrew vs Preston

A side-by-side comparison of Andrew and Preston: population, income, housing, and more.

Andrew and Preston are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Preston has the higher population (1,057 vs 393 in Andrew). Preston has the higher median household income ($82,950 vs $64,292 in Andrew). Preston has the higher median home value ($144,600 vs $122,400 in Andrew).

Population, income & housing

	Andrew	Preston
Population	393	1,057
Median age	45.8 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,292	$82,950
Median home value	$122,400	$144,600
Median gross rent	$956	$789
Housing units	174	487
Homeownership rate	74.8%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.8%	23.1%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	0.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Andrew	Preston
Population	451 → 393 (-12.9%)	1,000 → 1,057 (+5.7%)
Median household income	$48,250 → $64,292 (+33.2%)	$66,458 → $82,950 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$88,600 → $122,400 (+38.1%)	$115,100 → $144,600 (+25.6%)
Median gross rent	$735 → $956 (+30.1%)	$584 → $789 (+35.1%)

Andrew

Population

451393

Median household income

$48,250$64,292

Median home value

$88,600$122,400

Median gross rent

$735$956

Preston

Population

1,0001,057

Median household income

$66,458$82,950

Median home value

$115,100$144,600

Median gross rent

$584$789

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Andrew	Preston
Under 5	4.1%	5.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.0%
25 to 34	11.7%	22.3%
35 to 44	11.5%	7.3%
45 to 54	17.0%	9.2%
55 to 64	20.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	11.5%	15.5%
75 and over	1.8%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Andrew	Preston
White (non-Hispanic)	99.2%	91.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Andrew	Preston
No high school diploma	7.2%	3.4%
High school graduate	35.2%	42.3%
Some college or associate's	43.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	19.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Andrew	Preston
Drove alone	84.3%	89.8%
Carpooled	3.4%	2.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	6.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	5.6%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Andrew	Preston
1-unit, detached	89.1%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Andrew	Preston
Poverty rate	11.7%	16.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	29	25
Median year structure built	1946	1950