Last official estimated population of Preston County was 33,562 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.011% of total US population and 1.8% of total West Virginia state population. Area of Preston County is 651.4 mi² (=1687.1 km²), in this year population density was 51.52 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.03%/yr), Preston County population in 2024 would be 33,667 [0].
Historical population of Preston County for period 1820-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position
[1820-1830] +4.16 %/yr
[1830-1840] +2.93 %/yr
[1840-1850] +5.48 %/yr
[1850-1860] +1.29 %/yr
[1860-1870] +0.9 %/yr
[1870-1880] +2.75 %/yr
[1880-1890] +0.64 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.11 %/yr
[1900-1910] +1.49 %/yr
[1910-1920] +0.61 %/yr
[1920-1930] +0.37 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.46 %/yr
[1940-1950] +0.32 %/yr
[1950-1960] -1.41 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.67 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.81 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.48 %/yr
[1990-2000] +0.1 %/yr
[2000-2005] +1.46 %/yr
[2005-2010] +1.24 %/yr
[2010-2014] +0.03 %/yr
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Population of Preston County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 875 | 797 | 1,672 |
| 5 to 9 | 941 | 924 | 1,865 |
| 10 to 14 | 905 | 913 | 1,818 |
| 15 to 19 | 933 | 849 | 1,782 |
| 20 to 24 | 950 | 918 | 1,868 |
| 25 to 29 | 1338 | 918 | 2,256 |
| 30 to 34 | 1182 | 1084 | 2,266 |
| 35 to 39 | 1169 | 976 | 2,145 |
| 40 to 44 | 1285 | 1041 | 2,326 |
| 45 to 49 | 1193 | 1132 | 2,325 |
| 50 to 54 | 1404 | 1177 | 2,581 |
| 55 to 59 | 1225 | 1240 | 2,465 |
| 60 to 64 | 1263 | 1287 | 2,550 |
| 65 to 69 | 995 | 980 | 1,975 |
| 70 to 74 | 728 | 758 | 1,486 |
| 75 to 79 | 498 | 550 | 1,048 |
| 80 to 84 | 288 | 397 | 685 |
| 85+ | 233 | 442 | 675 |
Preston County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 17223 | 16255 | 33,478 |
| WAC | 17021 | 16158 | 33,179 |
| WA | 16884 | 16012 | 32,896 |
| NHWAC | 16853 | 16034 | 32,887 |
| NHWA | 16724 | 15896 | 32,620 |
| BAC | 379 | 173 | 552 |
| NHBAC | 367 | 167 | 534 |
| BA | 316 | 124 | 440 |
| NHBA | 311 | 121 | 432 |
| H | 182 | 128 | 310 |
| TOM | 143 | 151 | 294 |
| HWAC | 168 | 124 | 292 |
| HWA | 160 | 116 | 276 |
| NHTOM | 133 | 142 | 275 |
| IAC | 105 | 132 | 237 |
| NHIAC | 94 | 126 | 220 |
| AAC | 45 | 64 | 109 |
| NHAAC | 40 | 62 | 102 |
| IA | 33 | 48 | 81 |
| NHIA | 27 | 48 | 75 |
| AA | 23 | 43 | 66 |
| NHAA | 22 | 43 | 65 |
| NAC | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| NHNAC | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| HTOM | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| HBAC | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| HIAC | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| NHNA | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| NA | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| HBA | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| HAAC | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| HIA | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| HAA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HNAC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HNA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
*Monongalia West Virginia Notes
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