Preston County, West Virginia

12 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 34,204
Median household income: $61,373
Median home value: $157,700

Preston County is a county in West Virginia with a population of 34,204. 12 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $61,373 runs above the West Virginia figure of $57,917.

From 2019 to 2023, Preston County's population grew 1.5% from 33,683 to 34,204, while its median household income rose 18.3% from $51,888 to $61,373.

75.8% of workers drive to work alone. 74.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,204
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $61,373
Median home value: $157,700
Median gross rent: $753
Housing units: 15,215
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,68334,204

Median household income

$51,888$61,373

Median home value

$115,300$157,700

Median gross rent

$666$753

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,683	$51,888	$115,300	$666
2020	33,610	$51,992	$121,300	$662
2021	34,266	$55,755	$128,800	$672
2022	34,206	$60,136	$147,400	$738
2023	34,204	$61,373	$157,700	$753

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,574	4.6%
5 to 17	4,564	13.3%
18 to 24	2,256	6.6%
25 to 34	4,987	14.6%
35 to 44	4,723	13.8%
45 to 54	4,567	13.4%
55 to 64	4,699	13.7%
65 to 74	4,233	12.4%
75 and over	2,601	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,546	89.3%
Black or African American	2,206	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.2%
Asian	84	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	12	0.0%
Two or more races	617	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	657	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's22.2%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,658	14.2%
High school graduate	11,794	45.7%
Some college or associate's	5,741	22.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,006	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,611	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,069	75.8%
Carpooled	1,984	14.9%
Public transit	7	0.1%
Walked	227	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	958	7.2%
Other means	35	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,866	23.3%
15 to 29 min	3,434	27.9%
30 to 44 min	2,960	24.0%
45 to 59 min	1,100	8.9%
60+ min	1,962	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 14.1% (4,284 of 30,282)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,647	67.6%
Nonfamily households	4,150	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,797	84.1%
Vacant	2,418	15.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,310	80.6%
Renter-occupied	2,487	19.4%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units3.1%

5 to 19 units3.5%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other16.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,397	74.9%
1-unit, attached	156	1.0%
2 to 4 units	476	3.1%
5 to 19 units	534	3.5%
20 or more units	139	0.9%
Mobile home & other	2,513	16.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 54077
State: West Virginia
Land area: 649 sq mi
Water area: 2.57 sq mi
Center point: 39.4690, -79.6689