Prestonsburg

Population

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Prestonsburg	4,088	3,910	3,757	3,626

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Age

Population	2026
0-4	178
5-9	200
10-14	187
15-19	223
20-24	204
25-29	209
30-34	262
35-39	239
40-44	268
45-49	212
50-54	258
55-59	237
60-64	219
65-69	225
70-74	206
75-79	157
80-84	149
85+	124
18+	3,040
Median Age	43

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Population by Race

Prestonsburg	2026
Total	3,757.00
White Alone	95.02%
Black Alone	0.51%
American Indian Alone	0.19%
Asian Alone	1.46%
Pacific Islander Alone	0%
Some Other Race	0.35%
Two or More Races	2.48%
Hispanic Origin	1.33%
Diversity Index	12.00

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Growth Rate

Prestonsburg	2026 - 2031
Population	-0.71%
Households	-0.62%
Families	-0.92%
Median Household Income	3%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2026	2031
Households	1,765	1,669	1,671	1,620
Housing Units	1,903	1,850	1,917	1,856
Owner Occupied Units			850	855
Renter Occupied Units			821	765
Vacant Units			246	236

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Home Value

Prestonsburg	2026	2031
Median Home Value	$161,992	$178,892
Average Home Value	$204,121	$223,477
<$50,000	70	69
$50,000 - $99,999	107	78
$100,000 - $149,999	189	149
$150,000 - $199,999	206	221
$200,000 - $249,999	123	154
$250,000 - $299,999	55	67
$300,000 - $399,999	41	51
$400,000 - $499,999	30	32
$500,000 - $749,999	6	7
$1,000,000 +	0	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	25
2000-2009	102
1990-1999	316
1980-1989	139
1970-1979	496
1960-1969	316
1950-1959	280
1940-1949	82
1939 or Before	62

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Income

Prestonsburg	2026	2031
Median Household	$33,541	$38,337
Average Household	$66,085	$74,999
Per Capita	$29,837	$33,980

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Household Income

Prestonsburg	2026
<$15,000	392
$15,000 - $24,999	238
$25,000 - $34,999	235
$35,000 - $49,999	143
$50,000 - $74,999	181
$75,000 - $99,999	105
$100,000 - $149,999	171
$150,000 - $199,999	159
$200,000+	47

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	1,052
In-County Residents	771
Out-of-County Residents	272
Drive Alone	794
Carpooled	89
Public Transport	0
Work at Home	62
Motorcycle	0
Bicycle	10
Walked	90
Other	7
Less than 5 minutes	79
5-9 minutes	209
10-14 minutes	197
15-19 minutes	163
20-24 minutes	59
25-29 minutes	107
30-34 minutes	71
35-39 minutes	0
40-44 minutes	36
45-59 minutes	57
60-89 minutes	0
90+ minutes	12
Average Travel Time	0

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	4,798
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	4
Mining	84
Utilities	19
Construction	131
Manufacturing	48
Wholesale Trade	194

Retail Trade	575
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	139
Furn & Home Furnish Str	8
Electronics & Appl Store	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	39
Food & Beverage Stores	200
Health/Pers Care Stores	86
Gasoline Stations	16
Clothing/Accessory Store	23
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	28
General Merchandise Str	36

Transportation/Warehouse	40
Information	87

Finance & Insurance	110
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	76
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	9
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	25

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	69
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	274
Legal Services	133
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	100
Educational Services	366
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,666
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	57

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	424
Accommodation	33
Food Srv/Drinking Places	391

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	158
Auto Repair/Maintenance	35
Public Administration Emp	385

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Educational Attainment (25+)

Prestonsburg	2026
<9th Grade	153
Some High School	310
GED	223
Graduated High School	815
Some College/No Degree	462
Associates Degree	402
Bachelor's Degree	266
Graduate Degree	134

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	532
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	2
Mining Bus	6
Utilities Bus	3
Construction Bus	21
Manufacturing Bus	8
Wholesale Trade Bus	17

Retail Trade Bus	74
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	11
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	0
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	5
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	13
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	13
Gasoline Stations Bus	3
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	9
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	12
General Merchandise Str Bus	6

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	7
Information Bus	15

Finance & Insurance Bus	28
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	19
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	2
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	7

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	19
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	48
Legal Services Bus	20
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	0
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	7
Educational Services Bus	12
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	90
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	11

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	33
Accommodation Bus	4
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	29

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	56
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	12
Public Administration Bus	50

Source: ESRI, 2026-09-09

Available. Skilled. Workforce

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95%

Non-Union

$17.45

Average Hourly Earnings

25.3

Average Commute Time

7,500

Available Workers