People QuickFacts Preston Idaho Population, 2012 estimate 5,145 1,595,728 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 5,204 1,567,652 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -1.1% 1.8% Population, 2010 5,204 1,567,582 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 10.0% 7.8% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 33.2% 27.4% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.2% 12.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 50.5% 49.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 93.7% 89.1% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.7% 1.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.2% 1.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.7% 2.5% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 7.5% 11.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 90.6% 84.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 85.2% 82.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.7% 5.9% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 4.4% 10.2% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 91.8% 88.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 17.8% 24.6% Veterans, 2007-2011 375 127,438 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 19.0 20.0  Housing units, 2010 1,873 667,796 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 74.4% 70.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 9.9% 15.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $160,200 $171,300 Households, 2007-2011 1,725 575,497 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.95 2.64 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $20,833 $22,788 Median household income, 2007-2011 $46,343 $46,890 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 10.6% 14.3%     Business QuickFacts Preston Idaho Total number of firms, 2007 655 151,671 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.2% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.6% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 14.8% 23.5%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 18,010,976 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 47,593 14,286,715 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 109,223 20,526,631 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $22,137 $13,691 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 5,043 2,415,951     Geography QuickFacts Preston Idaho Land area in square miles, 2010 6.65 82,643.12 Persons per square mile, 2010 782.6 19.0 FIPS Code 65260 16 Counties Franklin County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts