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Language Spoken At Home in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 31,690 | 100% |
English only | 30,986 | 97.8% |
Language other than English | 704 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 264 | 0.8% |
Spanish | 401 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 179 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 207 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 49 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 51 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 36 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 45 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 33,471 | 100% |
American | 3,587 | 10.7% |
Arab | 79 | 0.2% |
Czech | 58 | 0.2% |
Danish | 23 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 978 | 2.9% |
English | 3,176 | 9.5% |
French (except Basque) | 471 | 1.4% |
French Canadian | 32 | 0.1% |
German | 8,434 | 25.2% |
Greek | 36 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 150 | 0.4% |
Irish | 4,405 | 13.2% |
Italian | 1,615 | 4.8% |
Lithuanian | 43 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 26 | 0.1% |
Polish | 642 | 1.9% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 45 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 567 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 476 | 1.4% |
Slovak | 63 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 86 | 0.3% |
Swedish | 51 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 42 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 46 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 307 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 16 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 12,780 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,891 | 69.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,286 | 25.7% |
Married-couple family | 7,262 | 56.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,499 | 19.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 593 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 246 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,036 | 8.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 541 | 4.2% |
Nonfamily households | 3,889 | 30.4% |
Householder living alone | 3,215 | 25.2% |
65 years and over | 1,378 | 10.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 3,795 | 29.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,748 | 29.3% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 31,173 | 100% |
Householder | 12,780 | 41.0% |
Spouse | 7,291 | 23.4% |
Child | 7,946 | 25.5% |
Other relatives | 1,648 | 5.3% |
Nonrelatives | 1,508 | 4.8% |
Unmarried partner | 852 | 2.7% |
Marital Status in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 14,431 | 100% |
Never married | 3,933 | 27.3% |
Now married, except separated | 7,983 | 55.3% |
Separated | 237 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 574 | 4.0% |
Divorced | 1,704 | 11.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 13,639 | 100% |
Never married | 2,763 | 20.3% |
Now married, except separated | 7,662 | 56.2% |
Separated | 228 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 1,635 | 12.0% |
Divorced | 1,351 | 9.9% |
Fertility in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 375 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 146 | 38.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 44 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 51 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 111 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 12 | 0% |
Grandparents in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 751 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 480 | 63.9% |
Less than 1 year | 171 | 22.8% |
1 or 2 years | 99 | 13.2% |
3 or 4 years | 4 | 0.5% |
5 or more years | 206 | 27.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 480 | 100% |
Who are female | 252 | 52.5% |
Who are married | 438 | 91.3% |
School Enrollment in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 6,278 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 200 | 3.2% |
Kindergarten | 275 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,968 | 47.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,741 | 27.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,094 | 17.4% |
Educational Attainment in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 24,405 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,412 | 5.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,663 | 10.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 11,869 | 48.6% |
Some college, no degree | 4,077 | 16.7% |
Associate's degree | 1,298 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,156 | 8.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 930 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 12.6% |
Veteran Status in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 26,819 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 3,265 | 12.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 31,193 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,770 | 18.5% |
Under 18 years | 6,556 | 100% |
With a disability | 279 | 4.3% |
18 to 64 years | 19,622 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,334 | 17.0% |
65 years and over | 5,015 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,157 | 43.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 33,085 | 100% |
Same house | 28,626 | 86.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 4,382 | 13.2% |
Same county | 2,355 | 7.1% |
Different county | 2,027 | 6.1% |
Same state | 985 | 3.0% |
Different state | 1,042 | 3.1% |
Abroad | 77 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 33,471 | 100% |
Native | 33,096 | 98.9% |
Born in United States | 32,909 | 98.3% |
State of residence | 23,475 | 70.1% |
Different state | 9,434 | 28.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 187 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 375 | 1.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 375 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 138 | 36.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 237 | 63.2% |
Year of Entry in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 562 | 100% |
Native | 187 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 30 | 16.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 157 | 84.0% |
Foreign born | 375 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 375 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Preston County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 375 | 100% |
Europe | 107 | 28.5% |
Asia | 36 | 9.6% |
Africa | 28 | 7.5% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 195 | 52.0% |
Northern America | 9 | 2.4% |