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Prestonsburg Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Prestonsburg Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

3,791

Age

Under 5 Years:
6.4%
5 - 17:
18.8%
18 - 24:
16.0%
25 - 34:
11.7%
35 - 54:
19.5%
55 - 64:
6.0%
Over 65 Years:
21.5%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
4.3%
4.3%
76.2%
76.2%
14.0%
14.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Prestonsburg
USA
$19,724
$19,724
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Prestonsburg
USA
$27,099
$27,099
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

46.7%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Accommodation
Education
Other
Arts
Public Service
Retail
Construction
Transportation
Real estate
Utilities
Wholesale
17.3%
17.3%
12.3%
12.3%
11.0%
11.0%
10.7%
10.7%
10.1%
10.1%
7.4%
7.4%
5.9%
5.9%
5.4%
5.4%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.0%
3.0%
2.8%
2.8%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
90.8%
90.8%
5.1%
5.1%
3.0%
3.0%
0.8%
0.8%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
English
German
Scottish
British
European
French
Scots-Irish
Russian
Australian
Italian
Jamaican
Scandinavian
Polish
Welsh
Yugoslavian
Other West Indian
West Indian
U.S. Virgin Islander
Trinidadian and Tobagonian
11.5%
11.5%
11.0%
11.0%
8.6%
8.6%
2.5%
2.5%
1.4%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Arabic
Italian
Chinese
Serbo-Croatian
Polish
African languages
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
97.0%
97.0%
1.7%
1.7%
1.3%
1.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Prestonsburg Residents

1.2%