Preston vs Salem

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

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

Salem has the higher population (84 vs 24 in Preston). Preston has the higher median household income ($71,042 vs $46,563 in Salem). Since 2019, Salem's population has grown faster (-18.4% vs -27.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Preston	Salem
Population	24	84
Median age	56.3 yrs	63.5 yrs
Median household income	$71,042	$46,563
Median home value	—	$45,900
Housing units	18	62
Homeownership rate	100.0%	65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	2.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Preston	Salem
Population	33 → 24 (-27.3%)	103 → 84 (-18.4%)
Median household income	$45,938 → $71,042 (+54.6%)	$32,125 → $46,563 (+44.9%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $47,300 (-47.4%)	$35,000 → $45,900 (+31.1%)

Preston

Population

3324

Median household income

$45,938$71,042

Median home value

$90,000$47,300

Salem

Population

10384

Median household income

$32,125$46,563

Median home value

$35,000$45,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Preston	Salem
Under 5	0.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	12.5%	8.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	8.3%	1.2%
35 to 44	25.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	20.8%	29.8%
65 to 74	29.2%	21.4%
75 and over	4.2%	20.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Preston	Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	97.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Preston	Salem
No high school diploma	23.8%	17.1%
High school graduate	23.8%	42.1%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Preston	Salem
Drove alone	66.7%	55.6%
Carpooled	8.3%	44.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Preston	Salem
1-unit, detached	77.8%	85.5%
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%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Preston	Salem
Poverty rate	0.0%	16.7%
Average household size	1.60	1.91
Mean commute (minutes)	—	65
Median year structure built	1975	1938