Preston vs Rulo

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

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

Rulo has the higher population (142 vs 24 in Preston). Preston has the higher median household income ($71,042 vs $59,125 in Rulo). Since 2019, Rulo's population has grown faster (+18.3% vs -27.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Preston	Rulo
Population	24	142
Median age	56.3 yrs	57.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,042	$59,125
Median home value	—	$72,700
Housing units	18	129
Homeownership rate	100.0%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	8.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Preston	Rulo
Population	33 → 24 (-27.3%)	120 → 142 (+18.3%)
Median household income	$45,938 → $71,042 (+54.6%)	$48,594 → $59,125 (+21.7%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $47,300 (-47.4%)	$49,000 → $72,700 (+48.4%)

Preston

Population

3324

Median household income

$45,938$71,042

Median home value

$90,000$47,300

Rulo

Population

120142

Median household income

$48,594$59,125

Median home value

$49,000$72,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Preston	Rulo
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	14.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	2.8%
35 to 44	25.0%	2.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	12.7%
55 to 64	20.8%	33.8%
65 to 74	29.2%	17.6%
75 and over	4.2%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Preston	Rulo
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	69.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25.0%	19.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Preston	Rulo
No high school diploma	23.8%	24.3%
High school graduate	23.8%	59.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	7.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Preston	Rulo
Drove alone	66.7%	51.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.0%	15.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Preston	Rulo
1-unit, detached	77.8%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Preston	Rulo
Poverty rate	0.0%	11.3%
Average household size	1.60	1.60
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1975	1974