About Preston

Preston is a tiny coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 575 people and just one neighborhood, Preston is the 294th largest community in Maryland. Much of the housing stock in Preston was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

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 sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Preston who work in office and administrative support jobs (22.97%), sales jobs (12.84%), and management occupations (10.14%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Preston are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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: 98.94% 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 citizens of Preston are slightly better educated than the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns, with 19.16% of adults in Preston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Preston in 2000 was $20,617, which is lower middle income relative to Maryland, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $82,468 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 African-American. Important ancestries of people in Preston include English, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Preston is English.