Prestonsburg

Population: 3,823
Median household income: $27,265
Median home value: $157,200

Prestonsburg, a community in Floyd County, Kentucky, has 3,823 residents. Its median household income of $27,265 runs below the Floyd County figure of $41,582.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prestonsburg's population grew 6.5% from 3,591 to 3,823, while its median home value rose 38.7% from $113,300 to $157,200.

Owners occupy 46.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,823
Median age: 35.0 yrs
Median household income: $27,265
Median home value: $157,200
Median gross rent: $456
Housing units: 1,633
Homeownership rate: 46.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.4%
Unemployment rate: 15.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5913,823

Median household income

$26,563$27,265

Median home value

$113,300$157,200

Median gross rent

$600$456

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,591	$26,563	$113,300	$600
2020	3,537	$27,061	$123,100	$615
2021	4,099	$31,818	$117,500	—
2022	3,868	$27,099	$149,500	$615
2023	3,823	$27,265	$157,200	$456

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 645.9%

65 to 7413.9%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	188	4.9%
5 to 17	661	17.3%
18 to 24	543	14.2%
25 to 34	515	13.5%
35 to 44	477	12.5%
45 to 54	329	8.6%
55 to 64	224	5.9%
65 to 74	530	13.9%
75 and over	356	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,582	93.7%
Black or African American	90	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	9	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	133	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.3%

High school graduate36.8%

Some college or associate's23.5%

Bachelor's degree12.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	543	22.3%
High school graduate	894	36.8%
Some college or associate's	571	23.5%
Bachelor's degree	295	12.1%
Graduate or professional degree	128	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	846	80.2%
Carpooled	113	10.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	6.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	486	49.4%
15 to 29 min	342	34.8%
30 to 44 min	53	5.4%
45 to 59 min	44	4.5%
60+ min	59	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 44.0% (1,568 of 3,565)

	Count	Share
Family households	958	65.1%
Nonfamily households	513	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,471	90.1%
Vacant	162	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	684	46.5%
Renter-occupied	787	53.5%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units18.0%

5 to 19 units12.0%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	957	58.6%
1-unit, attached	11	0.7%
2 to 4 units	294	18.0%
5 to 19 units	196	12.0%
20 or more units	106	6.5%
Mobile home & other	69	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2162940
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.2 sq mi
Center point: 37.6816, -82.7659