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Preston, MD

794 Population
0.5 square miles 1,447.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.9 ±6 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Caroline County: 39.8 ±0.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.3 ±0.1

Economics

$38,373 ±$6,011 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Caroline County: $33,898 ±$1,544
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maryland: $51,689 ±$277
$69,375 ±$36,810 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Caroline County: $66,368 ±$3,805
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maryland: $101,652 ±$518

4.2% ±5% (33  ±41) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Caroline County: 12.4% † 4,064 (±1.5% / ±495)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 9.4% 564,966 (±0.2% / ±12,636)

23 minutes ±13.5 (8,030  ±2,878) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Caroline County: 31.2 455,335 (±1.3 / ±24,574)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Maryland: 31.5 80,922,360 (±0.1 / ±443,668)

Families

293 ±84 Number of households
  • Caroline County: 12,181 ±242
  • Maryland: 2,339,510 ±4,595
2.7 ±0.5 (794  ±267) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Caroline County: 2.7 32,829 (±0.1 / ±16)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,045,148

4.7% ±5.9% (9  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Caroline County: 4.1% † 299 (±1.1% / ±79)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maryland: 5.2% 75,478 (±0.2% / ±2,227)

Housing

308 ±86 Number of housing units
  • Caroline County: 13,516 ±53
  • Maryland: 2,545,532 ±484

$248,100 ±$27,511 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Caroline County: $272,400 ±$7,506
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maryland: $397,700 ±$1,433

3.3% ±3% (26  ±25) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Caroline County: 9.3% † 3,041 (±1.4% / ±443.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Maryland: 11.7% 716,248 (±0.2% / ±11,714.6)

Social

96.5% ±40% (544  ±127.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Caroline County: 84% 19,184 (±3.6% / ±822.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 91% 3,890,112 (±0.4% / ±15,869.9)
23.2% ±5.8% (131  ±55.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Caroline County: 17.6% 4,013 (±1.6% / ±361.8)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 42.7% 1,826,045 (±0.3% / ±10,531.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

4.8% ±6.1% (38  ±50) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Caroline County: 6.8% 2,271
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Maryland: 16.3% 1,004,839

7.4% ±5% (44  ±33) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Caroline County: 6.4% † 1,629 (±0.8% / ±204)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maryland: 7% 332,655 (±0.1% / ±4,878)
44 Total veterans ±33 41 Male ±31 3 Female ±6

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