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Population (year 2000): 949. Estimated
population in July 2005: 946 (-0.3% change)
Males: 452 (47.6%), Females: 497 (52.4%)
Jackson County
Zip code:
52069
Median resident age: 37.0 years
Median household income: $35,909 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,300 (year 2000)
Races in Preston:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.8%)
Ancestries: German (47.8%), Irish (10.0%),
United States (7.6%), English (4.0%), Swedish (2.4%), Norwegian
(2.0%).
Elevation: 663 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Preston
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Preston city
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.2%
- Divorced: 4.1%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-9.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Preston:
- MERCY MEDICAL CENTER - CLINTON (about 18 miles;
CLINTON, IA)
- DEWITT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; DEWITT,
IA)
- JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
MAQUOKETA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Preston:
- CLINTON MUNI (about 17 miles; CLINTON, IA; ID: CWI)
- DUBUQUE REGIONAL (about 32 miles; DUBUQUE, IA; ID:
DBQ)
- QUAD CITY INTL (about 44 miles; MOLINE, IL; ID: MLI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Preston:
- TRI-TOWNSHIP (about 21 miles; SAVANNA, IL; ID: SFY)
- MAQUOKETA MUNI (about 24 miles; MAQUOKETA, IA; ID:
OQW)
- FOSTER FIELD (about 32 miles; APPLE RIVER, IL; ID:
7A4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Preston:
- SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; DAVENPORT,
IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)
- EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 39
miles; DAVENPORT, IA; FT enrollment: 4,180)
- BLACK HAWK COLLEGE (about 40 miles; MOLINE, IL; FT
enrollment: 3,891)
- AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL;
FT enrollment: 2,220)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-PLATTEVILLE (about 49 miles;
PLATTEVILLE, WI; FT enrollment: 5,045)
- UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 84 miles; IOWA CITY, IA;
FT enrollment: 24,766)
- KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 98 miles; CEDAR
RAPIDS, IA; FT enrollment: 7,991)
Public high school in Preston:
- PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 173; Location:
321 W SCHOOL; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Preston:
- PRESTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 179;
Location: 121 S MITCHELL; Grades: KG - 06)
Library in Preston:
- PRESTON PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$49,855; Location: 51 W GILLET, BOX 605; 13,360 books;
551 audio materials; 575 video materials; 77 serial
subscriptions)
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