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Preston, CT real estate and demographic information
Most Expensive Preston Neighborhoods
| NAME | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Poquetanuck / Hallvill... |
| 2 | Military Hwy / Poqueta... |
REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Preston NEIGHBORHOODS Poquetanuck / Hallville, Military Hwy / Poquetanuck Rd
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Preston, CT Bozrah, Franklin, Groton, Ledyard, Montville, North Stonington, Norwich, Scotland, Stonington, Waterford
POPULATION
4,688
Preston, CT Information
| PRESTON INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 4,688 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 1,901 |
| PRESTON HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 80.06% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 16.57% |
| % VACANT | 3.37% |
| TYPE OF PRESTON HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 91.58% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 1.53% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 4.84% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 1.16% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.89% |
| OTHER | 0.00% |
| SIZE OF PRESTON HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 0.31% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 6.89% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 16.36% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 56.08% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 17.99% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.37% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 8.73% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 34.77% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 38.56% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 17.94% |
| PRESTON REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $307,100 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $997 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$107,000 | 0.66% |
| $107,001-$215,000 | 14.06% |
| $215,001-$429,000 | 65.70% |
| $429,001-$644,000 | 14.39% |
| $644,001-$859,000 | 2.63% |
| $859,001-$1,073,000 | 0.39% |
| $1,073,001-$1,610,000 | 0.46% |
| $1,610,001-$2,146,000 | 0.00% |
| > $2,146,000 | 1.71% |
| PEOPLE OF Preston | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 4.65% |
| 5 TO 17 | 17.85% |
| 18 TO 24 | 5.61% |
| 25 TO 34 | 11.63% |
| 35 TO 54 | 33.87% |
| 55 TO 64 | 12.48% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 13.91% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 85.52% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 22.64% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $54,942 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $24,752 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 3.34% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Healthcare (12.84%), Arts (11.75%), Education (10.46%), Manufacturing (9.41%), Construction (8.87%), Retail (8.57%), Public Service (7.28%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.98%), Accomodation (4.18%), Wholesale (4.02%), Transportation (3.30%), Agriculture (3.01%), Other (2.93%), Utilities (2.59%), Information Technology (2.17%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 4.82% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 94.18% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 0.34% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 2.35% |
| ASIAN | 1.71% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.00% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 0.75% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 0.68% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 0.83% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Unclassified (13.97%), Polish (12.71%), Irish (11.86%), Italian (10.52%), English (9.62%), German (8.17%), French (6.80%), Other Groups (5.87%), French Canadian (4.33%), United States or American (4.07%), Scottish (2.67%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 3.50% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (88.52%) |
Preston is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Connecticut. With a population of 4,688 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Preston is the 132nd largest community in Connecticut.
Preston is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Preston is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Preston who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.09%), sales jobs (8.11%), and management occupations (7.95%).
Also of interest is that Preston has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One of the nice things about Preston is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Preston is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Preston, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.35% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.
Being a small town, Preston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
Preston Information and Demographics
The overall education level of Preston is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 14.96%: 22.64% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Preston in 2000 was $24,752, which is lower middle income relative to Connecticut, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,008 for a family of four.
The people who call Preston home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Preston is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Preston include Polish, Irish, Italian, English, German, French, French Canadian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Preston is English.
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