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Preston, Iowa: commercial real estate data.
Preston is a Census city of 1,044 people across 0.86 square miles of land, in Jackson County. Median household income is $74,063, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Preston
What Preston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,212
- County holding the largest share of its areaJackson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Preston
How many people live in Preston
- Population1,044
- Median age46.1
- Population under 18141 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1813.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Population 65 and over257 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over24.6 percent
- Households523
- Family households314 plus or minus 73
- Share of households that are families60.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Preston
Income and work in Preston
- Median household income$74,063 plus or minus $22,379
- Per capita income$38,353
- Civilian labor force538 plus or minus 126
- Employed513 plus or minus 122
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Adults 25 and over856
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.2 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.9 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Preston
Housing in Preston
- Housing units533
- Occupied units523
- Vacant units10 plus or minus 17
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied384
- Renter occupied139 plus or minus 69
- Ownership rate73.4 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$765
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Single family units454
- Share single family85.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more79 plus or minus 61
- Share in buildings of two or more14.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Preston
How Preston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute482 plus or minus 118
- Commuting under 15 minutes132 plus or minus 52
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.4 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more192 plus or minus 79
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more39.8 percent plus or minus 13.2
- Drove alone91.0 percent
- Carpooled2.4 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home5.5 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Preston
Flood risk in Preston
- NFIP communityCity of Preston
- NFIP community number190431
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/28/22(M)
The City of Preston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 190431 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Jackson County, not Preston
Jackson County context, not Preston figures
- Establishments in Jackson County515
- Covered employment, Jackson County5,869
- Average annual pay, Jackson County$45,236
- Housing units permitted, Jackson County23
Every figure in this section is published for Jackson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Preston.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Preston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Preston, Iowa?
1,044, in 523 households. Preston city covers 0.86 square miles of land, which is 1,212 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Preston in?
Jackson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Preston?
$74,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,900. Median gross rent is $765 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Preston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Preston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Preston, city of, community 190431, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Preston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jackson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Preston.
Is zoning published for Preston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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