Preston

County in West Virginia

County

The population development of Preston.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Preston	County	29,037	29,334	33,520	34,215	34,055	→
West Virginia	State	1,793,477	1,808,344	1,852,994	1,793,736	1,769,979

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Preston.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Albright	Town	Preston	195	252	277	248	246	→
Brandonville	Town	Preston	97	99	104	129	128	→
Bruceton Mills	Town	Preston	132	78	85	63	63	→
Kingwood	City	Preston	3,260	2,906	3,048	2,980	2,953	→
Masontown	Town	Preston	753	649	547	511	507	→
Newburg	Town	Preston	378	364	320	262	258	→
Reedsville	Town	Preston	504	517	585	533	527	→
Rowlesburg	Town	Preston	675	612	580	441	433	→
Terra Alta	Town	Preston	1,719	1,457	1,492	1,423	1,413	→
Tunnelton	Town	Preston	331	314	292	292	292	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	18,081
Females	16,135

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	6,438
18-64 years	20,930
65+ years	6,848

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,374
70-79 years	3,123
60-69 years	4,772
50-59 years	4,831
40-49 years	4,668
30-39 years	4,700
20-29 years	3,727
10-19 years	3,498
0-9 years	3,523

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	34,216

»Race« (C 2020)
White	30,832
Black/African American	2,042
Indigenous	76
Asian	57
Pacific Islander	5
Some other	70
2 or more	1,134

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	695
Other	33,521