Grayson vs Preston

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

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

Preston has the higher population (192 vs 150 in Grayson). Preston has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $35,313 in Grayson). Preston has the higher median home value ($122,200 vs $59,000 in Grayson).

Population, income & housing

	Grayson	Preston
Population	150	192
Median age	47.0 yrs	28.0 yrs
Median household income	$35,313	$53,750
Median home value	$59,000	$122,200
Housing units	60	82
Homeownership rate	88.7%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.7%	27.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	9.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grayson	Preston
Population	153 → 150 (-2.0%)	298 → 192 (-35.6%)
Median household income	$38,125 → $35,313 (-7.4%)	$40,769 → $53,750 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$101,700 → $59,000 (-42.0%)	$105,300 → $122,200 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$554 → $575 (+3.8%)

Grayson

Population

153150

Median household income

$38,125$35,313

Median home value

$101,700$59,000

Preston

Population

298192

Median household income

$40,769$53,750

Median home value

$105,300$122,200

Median gross rent

$554$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grayson	Preston
Under 5	5.3%	2.6%
5 to 17	19.3%	35.9%
18 to 24	8.0%	5.7%
25 to 34	4.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.0%
55 to 64	19.3%	8.9%
65 to 74	10.7%	5.7%
75 and over	14.0%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grayson	Preston
White (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	36.5%
Black or African American	73.3%	18.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.3%	27.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.0%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grayson	Preston
No high school diploma	3.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	35.6%	20.6%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grayson	Preston
Drove alone	59.6%	89.7%
Carpooled	36.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grayson	Preston
1-unit, detached	48.3%	73.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.2%
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	51.7%	25.6%

Poverty & households

	Grayson	Preston
Poverty rate	13.3%	9.9%
Average household size	2.83	3.37
Mean commute (minutes)	50	38
Median year structure built	1995	1983