2020 census As of the
2020 census, Preston had a population of 5,591. The
population density was , and there were 2,025 housing units at an average density of . The median age was 33.4 years. 30.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.2% were 65 years of age or older. 33.8% of residents were under the age of 20; 5.7% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 24.3% were from 25 to 44; and 20.0% were from 45 to 64. The gender makeup of the city was male and female. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.5 males age 18 and over. Of the 1,932 households, 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them. Of all households, 60.1% were married-couple households, 21.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present, 14.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 4.1% were cohabiting-couple households. About 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85. the median income was $48,651. The median income for families was $56,799, $59,205 for married-couple families, and $27,264 for non-family households. About 19.8% of the population were below the
poverty line.
2010 census As of the
census of 2010, there were 5,204 people, 1,751 households, and 1,327 families residing in the city. The
population density was . There were 1,873 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.7%
White, 0.2%
African American, 0.7%
Native American, 0.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 3.3% from
other races, and 1.7% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino residents of any race were 7.5% of the population. There were 1,751 households, of which 42.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were
married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.5% had a male householder with no wife present, and 24.2% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the average family size was 3.43. The median age in the city was 31.7 years. 33.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.1% were from 25 to 44; 19.2% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.5% male and 50.5% female.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 4,682 people, 1,529 households, and 1,200 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,640 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 95.22%
White, 5.04%
Hispanic or
Latino, 0.09%
African American, 0.45%
Native American, 0.13%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 3.12% from
other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. There were 1,529 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.2% were
married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.5% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.50. In the city, 35.3% of residents were under the age of 18, 10.5% were from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $35,204, and the median income for a family was $39,537. Males had a median income of $29,247 versus $20,652 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $13,751. About 5.9% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Arts and culture==