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BG 2, Tract 9638.01, Preston, WV

4,354 Population
17.9 square miles 242.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.4 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Preston County: 43.3 ±0.4
  • about 90 percent of the figure in West Virginia: 42.7 ±0.2

Economics

$7,198 ±$1,922 Per capita income
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Preston County: $29,033 ±$1,351
  • about one-fifth of the amount in West Virginia: $34,203 ±$337
$67,054 ±$27,996 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Preston County: $61,880 ±$4,690
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in West Virginia: $59,608 ±$691

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Families

287 ±69 Number of households
  • Preston County: 12,809 ±379
  • West Virginia: 728,655 ±3,249
2.7 ±0.1 (761  ±187) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Preston County: 2.4 30,360 (±0.1 / ±35)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in West Virginia: 2.4 1,726,398

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Housing

298 ±68 Number of housing units
  • Preston County: 15,183 ±77
  • West Virginia: 861,325 ±394

$226,400 ±$73,283 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Preston County: $162,800 ±$6,962
  • about 1.4 times the amount in West Virginia: $162,600 ±$1,346

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Social

77.6% ±6.5% (3,094  ±282.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Preston County: 86.2% 22,277 (±3% / ±776)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 89.3% 1,131,078 (±0.6% / ±7,750.4)
7.5% ±2.1% (300  ±84.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Preston County: 17.6% 4,533 (±1.6% / ±412.9)
  • about one-third of the rate in West Virginia: 24.1% 305,596 (±0.3% / ±4,146.7)

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6.3% ±2.4% (262  ±99) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Preston County: 6.9% † 1,921 (±1% / ±273)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in West Virginia: 7.4% 104,941 (±0.2% / ±2,638)
262 Total veterans ±99 253 Male ±98 9 Female ±17

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