Living in Preston County School District, West Virginia

Overview

A total of 12,429 households are located in Preston County School District area. Among them, 3,337 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.95 people. The total number of children in the region is 8,318 and 6,187 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

1% (318) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (1,086) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Preston County School District, West Virginia
Household	12,429
Population	30,785
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,337 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,318
Total Students	6,187
Pre-Kindergarten	370
Kindergarten	347
Grade 1-8	2,988
Grade 9-12	1,542
College/Graduate School	940
Veterans	27,167
Non-citizen	318
Non-English Home Language	1,086
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

27,841 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,500 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,494 people are in civilian labor force and 6 are in armed labor force. 13,301 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Preston County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,022	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	10,454	80.28%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,602	12.30%
Public transportation	61	0.47%
Walked	221	1.70%
Other method	58	0.45%
Worked from home	626	4.81%
Average Commute Time	31 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,301	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	3,883	29.19%
Service	2,483	18.67%
Sales and office	2,424	18.22%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	2,367	17.80%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,144	16.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,301	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	857	6.44%
Construction	1,371	10.31%
Manufacturing	1,287	9.68%
Wholesale trade	179	1.35%
Retail trade	1,309	9.84%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	879	6.61%
Information	181	1.36%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	307	2.31%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	829	6.23%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	3,720	27.97%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	757	5.69%
Other services, except public administration	784	5.89%
Public administration	841	6.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,301	-
Private wage and salary workers	9,955	74.84%
Government workers	2,562	19.26%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	761	5.72%
Unpaid family workers	23	0.17%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $65,439 for the 12,429 households in Preston County School District area, West Virginia. The average income of a single worker is $28,885. 28,883 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 93.78%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	12,429	-
Less than $10,000	843	6.78%
$10,000 - $14,999	758	6.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,409	11.34%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,305	10.50%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,759	14.15%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,298	18.49%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,515	12.19%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,761	14.17%
$150,000 - $199,999	476	3.83%
More than $200,000	305	2.45%
Median Household Income	$51,888	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$65,439	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	8,589	-
Less than $10,000	393	4.58%
$10,000 - $14,999	313	3.64%
$15,000 - $24,999	646	7.52%
$25,000 - $34,999	721	8.39%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,195	13.91%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,709	19.90%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,344	15.65%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,538	17.91%
$150,000 - $199,999	442	5.15%
More than $200,000	288	3.35%

Median Family Income	$65,625	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$76,567	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,885	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$49,399	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$49,399	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	30,800	-
With health insurance coverage	28,883	93.78%
Public coverage	13,678	44.41%
Private health insurance	20,753	67.38%
Without health insurance coverage	1,917	6.22%

Housing

There are 15,121 housing units in Preston County School District area, West Virginia with 12,429 units (82.20%) occupied. 10,301 houses (82.88%) are occupied by owner and 2,128 houses (17.12%) are rented. The average housing value is $115,300 and the average rental cost is $666. 152 houses (1.01%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 3,670 houses (24.27%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,121	-
Occupied	12,429	82.20%
Owner Occupied	10,301	82.88%
Renter Occupied	2,128	17.12%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	11,518	76.17%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	74	0.49%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	903	5.97%
Mobile Homes	2,590	17.13%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	36	0.24%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,121	-
Built 2014 or later	152	1.01%
Built 2010 - 2013	302	2.00%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,062	13.64%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,111	13.96%
Built 1980 - 1989	2,457	16.25%
Built 1970 - 1979	2,593	17.15%
Built 1960 - 1969	849	5.61%
Built 1950 - 1959	925	6.12%
Built 1949 or earlier	3,670	24.27%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,121	-
1 room	67	0.44%
2 rooms	168	1.11%
3 rooms	794	5.25%
4 rooms	2,090	13.82%
5 rooms	3,548	23.46%
6 rooms	3,501	23.15%
7 rooms	2,409	15.93%
8 rooms	1,137	7.52%
9 rooms or more	1,407	9.30%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,121	-
no bedroom	76	0.50%
1 bedroom	754	4.99%
2 bedrooms	3,830	25.33%
3 bedrooms	8,112	53.65%
4 bedrooms	2,021	13.37%
5 bedrooms or more	328	2.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	10,301	-
Less than $50,000	2,156	20.93%
$50,000 - $99,999	2,209	21.44%
$100,000 - $149,999	2,068	20.08%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,565	15.19%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,417	13.76%
$300,000 - $499,999	550	5.34%
$500,000 - $999,999	287	2.79%
$1,000,000 or more	49	0.48%
Median House Value	$115,300	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,662	-
Less than $500	359	21.60%
$500 - $999	1,035	62.27%
$1,000 - $1,499	268	16.13%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$666	-

Demographic

A total of 33,683 people lives in Preston County School District area, West Virginia with 17,286 male and 16,397 female. The males to female ratio is 51.32 to 48.68. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	33,683	-
Male	17,286	51.32%
Female	16,397	48.68%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,683	-
Under 5 years	1,742	5.17%
5 - 9 years	2,109	6.26%
10 - 14 years	1,570	4.66%
15 - 19 years	1,662	4.93%
20 - 24 years	1,792	5.32%
25 - 34 years	4,455	13.23%
35 - 44 years	4,337	12.88%
45 - 54 years	4,618	13.71%
55 - 59 years	2,346	6.96%
60 - 64 years	2,493	7.40%
65 - 74 years	3,951	11.73%
75 - 84 years	1,904	5.65%
85 years and older	704	2.09%
Median Age	42.7 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,683	-
One Race	33,284	98.82%
White	31,044	92.17%
Black or African American	1,717	5.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native	240	0.71%
Asian	85	0.25%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	8	0.02%
Other	190	0.56%

Two or more races	399	1.18%
White and Black or African American	177	0.53%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	81	0.24%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in Preston County School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic