Greenbrier County vs Preston County

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

Greenbrier County and Preston County are counties in West Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Preston County has the higher population (34,204 vs 32,688 in Greenbrier County). Preston County has the higher median household income ($61,373 vs $48,662 in Greenbrier County). Preston County has the higher median home value ($157,700 vs $136,300 in Greenbrier County).

Population, income & housing

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
Population	32,688	34,204
Median age	46.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$48,662	$61,373
Median home value	$136,300	$157,700
Median gross rent	$834	$753
Housing units	17,883	15,215
Homeownership rate	74.0%	80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.1%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
Population	35,155 → 32,688 (-7.0%)	33,683 → 34,204 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$40,200 → $48,662 (+21.0%)	$51,888 → $61,373 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$124,000 → $136,300 (+9.9%)	$115,300 → $157,700 (+36.8%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $834 (+22.5%)	$666 → $753 (+13.1%)

Greenbrier County

Population

35,15532,688

Median household income

$40,200$48,662

Median home value

$124,000$136,300

Median gross rent

$681$834

Preston County

Population

33,68334,204

Median household income

$51,888$61,373

Median home value

$115,300$157,700

Median gross rent

$666$753

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
Under 5	5.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.5%	13.3%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.6%
25 to 34	11.5%	14.6%
35 to 44	11.0%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	14.2%	12.4%
75 and over	9.8%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
White (non-Hispanic)	91.8%	89.3%
Black or African American	2.2%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
No high school diploma	12.7%	14.2%
High school graduate	41.0%	45.7%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	9.3%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
Drove alone	81.4%	75.8%
Carpooled	11.1%	14.9%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	3.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	7.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
1-unit, detached	74.0%	74.9%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	13.7%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Greenbrier County	Preston County
Poverty rate	20.7%	14.1%
Average household size	2.18	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	26	31
Median year structure built	1977	1982