Prestonville, KY Demographics

Population 313 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Prestonville

Household size in Prestonville

Household size, people per household
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–102.892.512.68
2010–142.542.532.73
2015–192.602.522.71
2020–242.432.512.65
Change−0.46−0.00−0.03
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The average household in Prestonville has 2.43 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. That is in line with the rest of Kentucky. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.89, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Prestonville

Median age, years
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–1040.738.537.7
2010–1444.839.338.6
2015–1942.940.039.6
2020–2444.239.940.1
Change+3.5+1.5+2.3
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With a median age of 44.2, Prestonville is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Prestonville

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–106.9%11.7%12.3%
2010–1412.8%11.9%12.3%
2015–199.2%11.8%11.6%
2020–2419.4%11.9%11.6%
Change+12.5 pts+0.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in five households in Prestonville (19.4%), well above the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Prestonville

Renters in Prestonville

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–1014.4%30.1%33.3%
2010–1424.3%32.3%35.6%
2015–1923.5%32.8%36.0%
2020–2410.5%31.7%34.8%
Change−4.0 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Only 10.5% of households in Prestonville rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. About half of owners (48.7%) have paid off their mortgages, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Prestonville

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–1014.4%12.2%11.4%
2010–1413.2%11.9%11.4%
2015–1911.0%12.3%11.1%
2020–246.4%10.6%9.6%
Change−8.0 pts−1.6 pts−1.8 pts
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Fewer homes sit empty in Prestonville than nationally: 6.4%, against 9.6% for the U.S.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Prestonville

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–10199219771974
2010–14198819791975
2015–19199119801977
2020–24199219821980
Change−0+5+6
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Much of the housing in Prestonville is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 1992, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Prestonville

Rent, per month
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–10$823$657$965
2010–14$768$728$1,040
2015–19$801$814$1,213
2020–24$917$1,024$1,571
Change+$94+$367+$606
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Rent in Prestonville runs $917 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.5% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Prestonville

Bachelor's degrees in Prestonville

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–107.0%21.3%28.4%
2010–148.5%22.5%29.6%
2015–199.7%24.5%32.1%
2020–2415.4%27.6%35.6%
Change+8.4 pts+6.2 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Prestonville: 15.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Prestonville

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–1076.9%81.7%84.9%
2010–1475.6%83.9%86.1%
2015–1988.0%86.4%87.7%
2020–2484.3%88.8%89.3%
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Nearly one in six adults in Prestonville never finished high school, more than nationally: 84.3% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Prestonville

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodPrestonvilleKentuckyU.S.
2006–1010.6%8.4%8.1%
2010–1415.3%9.5%9.4%
2015–198.6%5.8%5.6%
2020–242.7%5.1%5.4%
Change−8.0 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Prestonville has been strong: just 2.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Prestonville compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Prestonville2.4344.219.4%10.5%6.4%1992$91715.4%84.3%2.7%
Easterday2.6930.316.0%16.3%6.4%1993$97416.4%85.2%1.2%
Carrollton2.6636.636.6%44.4%12.3%1976$70212.0%83.3%8.3%
Monitor2.6044.320.5%13.7%8.6%1990$71719.6%85.9%3.4%
English2.7332.719.1%16.0%7.6%1992$82115.3%83.6%1.3%
Brooksburg2.7031.724.0%24.4%16.0%1959$1,04316.1%93.5%0.8%
Bedford2.6143.415.2%18.2%8.8%1990$86016.0%84.6%5.7%
Mount Pleasant2.8733.34.9%19.4%1.9%1993$90813.7%81.9%5.2%
Milton2.4042.011.4%23.0%16.5%1981$85020.6%93.7%4.4%
Worthville2.2148.115.5%20.7%24.7%1985$9877.0%84.1%4.8%
Campbellsburg2.7335.520.4%18.4%9.9%1981$84011.4%86.8%5.3%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Prestonville. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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