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Prestonsburg, Kentucky: commercial real estate data.
Prestonsburg is a Census city of 3,765 people across 14.72 square miles of land, in Floyd County. Median household income is $25,746, 45.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 11 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prestonsburg
What Prestonsburg is
- Census place typecity
- Land area14.72 sq mi
- Water area0.2 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land256
- County holding the largest share of its areaFloyd 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.
Prestonsburg
How many people live in Prestonsburg
- Population3,765
- Median age37.6
- Population under 18871 plus or minus 244
- Share under 1823.1 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Population 65 and over824 plus or minus 204
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households1,618
- Family households941
- Share of households that are families58.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prestonsburg
Income and work in Prestonsburg
- Median household income$25,746
- Per capita income$21,205 plus or minus $5,282
- Civilian labor force1,288
- Employed1,039 plus or minus 256
- Unemployed249 plus or minus 179
- Unemployment rate19.3 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Adults 25 and over2,471
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.8 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prestonsburg
Housing in Prestonsburg
- Housing units1,848
- Occupied units1,618
- Vacant units230 plus or minus 131
- Vacancy rate12.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Owner occupied728 plus or minus 168
- Renter occupied890
- Ownership rate45.0 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Median owner-occupied home value$161,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$592
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Single family units1,023 plus or minus 237
- Share single family55.4 percent plus or minus 11.5
- Units in buildings of two or more684 plus or minus 196
- Share in buildings of two or more37.0 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 81
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prestonsburg
How Prestonsburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute990 plus or minus 259
- Commuting under 15 minutes485 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting under 15 minutes49.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more176 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.8 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Drove alone75.5 percent
- Carpooled8.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked8.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Worked from home5.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prestonsburg
SBA loans in Prestonsburg (7(a))
- Approvals11
- Gross approval$3,799,100
- Average approval$345,373
- Median approval$202,500
- Largest approval$1,929,600
- Jobs supported78
- Jobs per approval7.1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more27.3 percent
- Share to franchises9.1 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prestonsburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Prestonsburg
Flood risk in Prestonsburg
- NFIP communityCity of Prestonsburg
- NFIP community number210072
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date09/16/15
The City of Prestonsburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 210072 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Floyd County, not Prestonsburg
Floyd County context, not Prestonsburg figures
- Establishments in Floyd County700
- Covered employment, Floyd County11,156
- Average annual pay, Floyd County$47,449
- Housing units permitted, Floyd County4
Every figure in this section is published for Floyd County as a whole and is not a measurement of Prestonsburg.
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
Prestonsburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prestonsburg, Kentucky?
3,765, in 1,618 households. Prestonsburg city covers 14.72 square miles of land, which is 256 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prestonsburg in?
Floyd 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 Prestonsburg?
$25,746. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $161,300. Median gross rent is $592 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Prestonsburg businesses?
11 7(a) approvals totaling $3.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $202,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prestonsburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Prestonsburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Prestonsburg. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Prestonsburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Prestonsburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Prestonsburg, city of, community 210072, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Prestonsburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Floyd 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 Prestonsburg.
Is zoning published for Prestonsburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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