Preston vs Stella

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

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

Stella has the higher population (138 vs 24 in Preston). Preston has the higher median household income ($71,042 vs $53,750 in Stella). Since 2019, Preston's population has grown faster (-27.3% vs -40.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Preston	Stella
Population	24	138
Median age	56.3 yrs	54.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,042	$53,750
Median home value	—	$80,000
Housing units	18	64
Homeownership rate	100.0%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Preston	Stella
Population	33 → 24 (-27.3%)	230 → 138 (-40.0%)
Median household income	$45,938 → $71,042 (+54.6%)	$41,458 → $53,750 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$90,000 → $47,300 (-47.4%)	$61,200 → $80,000 (+30.7%)

Preston

Population

3324

Median household income

$45,938$71,042

Median home value

$90,000$47,300

Stella

Population

230138

Median household income

$41,458$53,750

Median home value

$61,200$80,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Preston	Stella
Under 5	0.0%	3.6%
5 to 17	12.5%	10.1%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.6%
25 to 34	8.3%	16.7%
35 to 44	25.0%	3.6%
45 to 54	0.0%	18.1%
55 to 64	20.8%	16.7%
65 to 74	29.2%	13.0%
75 and over	4.2%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Preston	Stella
White (non-Hispanic)	54.2%	82.6%
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%	16.7%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Preston	Stella
No high school diploma	23.8%	1.8%
High school graduate	23.8%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.3%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Preston	Stella
Drove alone	66.7%	81.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	3.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Preston	Stella
1-unit, detached	77.8%	87.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.6%
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%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Preston	Stella
Poverty rate	0.0%	8.7%
Average household size	1.60	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	—	18
Median year structure built	1975	1938