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Preston, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $158,488 (it was $70,400 in 2000)
Preston:

$158,488
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $120,571 - $210,659

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $241,419
Here:

$241,419
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,263
Here:

$180,263
State:

$238,767

Total population: 984 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 955 (4 farm, 951 nonfarm))

Houses: 445 (427 occupied: 304 owner occupied, 129 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

30%
State:

28%

Housing density: 451 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $124,364.

Median contract rent in 2022: $482 (lower quartile is $460, upper quartile is $666)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $580


Median gross rent in Preston, IA in 2022: $712

Housing units in Preston with a mortgage: 170 (6 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $87,443

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $74,575

Median monthly housing costs: $769

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Preston, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1949

Median year apartment built: 1950

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,008
  • Male householders: 217 (57 living alone), Female householders: 204 (38 living alone)
  • 272 spouses (272 opposite-sex spouses), 36 unmarried partners, (36 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 248 children (236 natural, 0 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 173 2-persons, 73 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 35 2-persons.

118 married couples with children.
53 single-parent households (0 men, 53 women).

99.9% of residents of Preston speak English at home.

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Preston, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Preston, Iowa
  • 3no bedroom
  • 31 bedroom
  • 462 bedrooms
  • 1903 bedrooms
  • 384 bedrooms
  • 245+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 421 bedroom
  • 562 bedrooms
  • 223 bedrooms
  • 104 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Preston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Preston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 4no vehicle
  • 391 vehicle
  • 1332 vehicles
  • 673 vehicles
  • 354 vehicles
  • 265+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Preston in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Preston in renter-occupied apartments
  • 7no vehicle
  • 441 vehicle
  • 672 vehicles
  • 113 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Preston, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Preston, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 32 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 44 rooms
  • 615 rooms
  • 516 rooms
  • 867 rooms
  • 508 rooms
  • 519+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Preston, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 12 rooms
  • 453 rooms
  • 304 rooms
  • 185 rooms
  • 216 rooms
  • 87 rooms
  • 78 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Preston, IA
Preston city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Preston, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Preston, IA in 2022
  • 30Less than $10,000
  • 26$10,000 to $19,999
  • 19$20,000 to $29,999
  • 27$30,000 to $39,999
  • 32$40,000 to $49,999
  • 26$50,000 to $59,999
  • 23$60,000 to $74,999
  • 138$75,000 to $99,999
  • 67$100,000 to $124,999
  • 18$125,000 to $149,999
  • 12$150,000 to $199,999
  • 13$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Preston, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Preston, IA in 2022
  • 3Less than $10,000
  • 2$15,000 to $19,999
  • 8$70,000 to $79,999
  • 24$80,000 to $89,999
  • 10$90,000 to $99,999
  • 32$100,000 to $124,999
  • 54$125,000 to $149,999
  • 54$150,000 to $174,999
  • 25$175,000 to $199,999
  • 27$200,000 to $249,999
  • 14$250,000 to $299,999
  • 19$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3$400,000 to $499,999
  • 4$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Preston, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Preston, IA in 2022
  • 3$200 to $249
  • 8$300 to $349
  • 9$350 to $399
  • 34$450 to $499
  • 6$500 to $549
  • 4$600 to $649
  • 7$650 to $699
  • 17$700 to $749
  • 3$800 to $899
  • 4$1,000 to $1,249
  • 14No cash rent
Work and jobs in Preston: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.4%
Number of people working at home: 21 (4.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 74
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 44
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 22
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 21
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 33
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 79
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 73
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 66
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 26
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 42
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Preston

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 356 (84.8%)
  • Carpooled: 18 (4.3%)
  • Bicycle: 4 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 14 (3.3%)
  • Worked at home: 21 (5.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 0.3%Females
Races in Preston detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Preston, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Preston, Iowa
  • 01995 to March 2000
  • 01990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 41980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 01970 to 1974
  • 01965 to 1969
  • 7Before 1965
Ancestries in Preston, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 323 (60.3%)
  • American: 58 (10.8%)
  • English: 33 (6.2%)
  • Irish: 26 (4.9%)
  • Norwegian: 22 (4.1%)
  • Swedish: 4 (0.7%)
  • Czech: 3 (0.6%)
  • Italian: 3 (0.6%)
  • Scottish: 3 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Germany
Preston:

63.6% (7)
Iowa:

4.3% (3,948)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Preston:

36.4% (4)
Iowa:

3.1% (2,845)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 842
  • Other state: 164
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 137
  • South: 6
  • West: 19

85.7% of Preston residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86.9% lived in Iowa.


Preston:

85.7%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 2
  • 11th grade: 1
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 194
  • Less than 1 year of college: 27
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 47
  • Associate degree: 37
  • Bachelor's degree: 37
  • Master's degree: 19
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 129
  • Less than 1 year of college: 29
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 55
  • Associate degree: 48
  • Bachelor's degree: 101
  • Master's degree: 11
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Preston marital status for males
Preston marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 367
  • One, attached: 18
  • Two: 32
  • 3 or 4: 18
  • 5 to 9: 9
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 7.1%

House/condo owner moved in on average 14 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Preston
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Preston, IA
  • 91.5%Utility gas
  • 3.7%Electricity
  • 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.7%Wood
  • 0.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Preston, IA
  • 59.5%Utility gas
  • 40.5%Electricity

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:

3.3%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1
Here:

5.9%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8
Here:

50.0%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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