Preston vs Ruth

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

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

Ruth has the higher population (266 vs 209 in Preston). Since 2019, Preston's population has grown faster (+1206.3% vs +101.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Preston	Ruth
Population	209	266
Median age	9.7 yrs	71.1 yrs
Median home value	—	$71,000
Housing units	68	226
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	28.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Preston	Ruth
Population	16 → 209 (+1206.3%)	132 → 266 (+101.5%)
Median household income	—	$66,250 → $80,467 (+21.5%)
Median home value	—	$64,600 → $71,000 (+9.9%)

Preston

Population

16209

Ruth

Population

132266

Median household income

$66,250$80,467

Median home value

$64,600$71,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Preston	Ruth
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	59.3%	3.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	6.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	16.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	16.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	0.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	32.0%
75 and over	26.8%	25.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Preston	Ruth
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.2%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Preston	Ruth
No high school diploma	65.9%	10.9%
High school graduate	14.1%	54.3%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	34.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Preston	Ruth
Drove alone	100.0%	50.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	50.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Preston	Ruth
1-unit, detached	100.0%	55.3%
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	0.0%	44.7%

Poverty & households

	Preston	Ruth
Poverty rate	0.0%	10.9%
Average household size	3.07	1.57
Median year structure built	—	1959