Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $309,766.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,051 (lower quartile is $691, upper quartile is $1,533)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $738
Median gross rent in Preston, CT in 2022: $1,286
Housing units in Preston with a mortgage: 820 (100 second mortgage, 112 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 417
In family households: 214,652 (47,484 male householders, 22,378 female householders)
52,173 spouses, 73,395 children (67,999 natural, 1,935 adopted, 3,461 stepchildren), 4,214 grandchildren, 2,063 brothers or sisters, 2,316 parents, foster children, 2,625 other relatives, 6,387 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 46,621 (18,056 male householders (13,616 living alone)), 19,139 female householders (15,978 living alone)), 9,426 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12,782 (5,482 institutionalized population)
43,726 married couples with children.
14,569 single-parent households (3,084 men, 11,485 women).
92.8% of residents of Preston speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 27% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 269 (4.9%)
(86.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Preston, Connecticut
101995 to March 2000
71990 to 1994
251985 to 1989
151980 to 1984
261975 to 1979
01970 to 1974
171965 to 1969
64Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
Irish: 884 (14.9%)
Polish: 794 (13.3%)
English: 716 (12.0%)
Italian: 646 (10.9%)
German: 632 (10.6%)
French: 519 (8.7%)
Other: 498 (8.4%)
French Canadian: 236 (4.0%)
Scottish: 200 (3.4%)
United States: 191 (3.2%)
Scotch-Irish: 91 (1.5%)
Swedish: 84 (1.4%)
Ukrainian: 69 (1.2%)
Dutch: 57 (1.0%)
Czech: 52 (0.9%)
Portuguese: 50 (0.8%)
Danish: 44 (0.7%)
Russian: 42 (0.7%)
Norwegian: 38 (0.6%)
Greek: 29 (0.5%)
Subsaharan African: 26 (0.4%)
Slovak: 18 (0.3%)
Welsh: 15 (0.3%)
Hungarian: 11 (0.2%)
Lithuanian: 7 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Other Western Africa
Preston:
14.6% (24)
Connecticut:
0.4% (1,503)
United Kingdom
Preston:
12.2% (20)
Connecticut:
4.4% (16,395)
India
Preston:
10.4% (17)
Connecticut:
4.1% (15,108)
Poland
Preston:
9.8% (16)
Connecticut:
6.9% (25,507)
Taiwan
Preston:
8.5% (14)
Connecticut:
0.6% (2,106)
Germany
Preston:
7.3% (12)
Connecticut:
3.1% (11,432)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Preston:
6.1% (10)
Connecticut:
2.5% (9,358)
Canada
Preston:
6.1% (10)
Connecticut:
5.2% (19,083)
Italy
Preston:
5.5% (9)
Connecticut:
7.0% (26,023)
Korea
Preston:
4.3% (7)
Connecticut:
1.5% (5,508)
Haiti
Preston:
4.3% (7)
Connecticut:
2.1% (7,902)
Other Western Europe
Preston:
3.7% (6)
Connecticut:
0.5% (1,983)
France
Preston:
3.0% (5)
Connecticut:
0.7% (2,742)
Mexico
Preston:
2.4% (4)
Connecticut:
3.6% (13,282)
Thailand
Preston:
1.8% (3)
Connecticut:
0.3% (983)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,043
Other state: 1,462
Northeast: 902
Midwest: 189
South: 227
West: 144
63% of Preston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Connecticut.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 57
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 40
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 64
High school graduate (or equivalency): 578
Less than 1 year of college: 134
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 207
Associate degree: 160
Bachelor's degree: 206
Master's degree: 101
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 9
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 47
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 64
12th grade, no diploma: 53
High school graduate (or equivalency): 589
Less than 1 year of college: 121
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 216
Associate degree: 114
Bachelor's degree: 254
Master's degree: 120
Professional school degree: 31
Doctorate degree: 15
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,741
One, attached: 29
Two: 44
3 or 4: 48
5 to 9: 16
10 to 19: 6
Mobile homes: 17
Median worth of mobile homes: $73,281
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.1%
