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As of 2000, the per capita income of Preston is $14,779, which is lower than the state average of $21,154 and is lower than the national average of $21,587. Preston median household income is $29,750. On average Preston residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.1 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Preston, GA	14,779 USD
Georgia	21,154 USD
U.S.	21,587 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Preston, GA	22,250 USD
Georgia	31,253 USD
U.S.	32,098 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Preston, GA	25,313 USD
Georgia	35,791 USD
U.S.	37,057 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Preston, GA	19,464 USD
Georgia	26,679 USD
U.S.	27,194 USD

*Based on 2000 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Preston, GA	29,750 USD
Georgia	42,433 USD
U.S.	41,994 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Preston, GA	35,615 USD
Georgia	56,612 USD
U.S.	56,644 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Preston, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.03%	$2,659, see rank	28.82%	$10,351	35.87%	$10,677
Social Security Income	33.50%	$7,274, see rank	21.91%	$10,445	25.66%	$11,320
Public Assistance Income	4.43%	$678, see rank	2.91%	$2,261	3.44%	$3,032
Retirement Income	12.81%	$16,942, see rank	14.40%	$17,957	16.73%	$17,376

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2000 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Preston, GA	37,083 USD
Georgia	49,280 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Preston, GA	41,154 USD
Georgia	63,658 USD
U.S.	64,663 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Preston, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$36,250, see rank	$47,832	$44,687
Black	$14,688, see rank	$30,998	$29,423
Hispanic	$20,000, see rank	$39,041	$33,676
One Race, Other	$20,000, see rank	$36,286	$32,694

*Based on 2000 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Preston, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$14,792, see rank	$23,271	$22,679
25 to 34	$26,719, see rank	$42,097	$41,414
35 to 44	$45,417, see rank	$50,720	$50,654
45 to 54	$43,036, see rank	$55,327	$56,300
55 to 64	$54,375, see rank	$46,056	$47,447
65 to 74	$30,208, see rank	$29,366	$31,368
75 or over	$11,563, see rank	$19,760	$22,259

*Based on 2000 data.

Employment Status

	Preston, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	384, see rank	6,250,687	217,168,077
Male¹	174, 45.31%, see rank	48.51%	48.34%
Male, In Labor Force:²	127, 72.99%, see rank	73.11%	70.75%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.91%	0.94%
Male, Civilian²	127, 72.99%, see rank	71.20%	69.81%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	112, 88.19%, see rank	95.01%	94.28%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 11.81%, see rank	4.99%	5.72%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	47, 27.01%, see rank	26.89%	29.25%
Female¹	210, 54.69%, see rank	51.49%	51.66%
Female, In Labor Force:²	116, 55.24%, see rank	59.43%	57.54%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.15%
Female, Civilian²	116, 55.24%, see rank	59.15%	57.39%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	109, 93.97%, see rank	93.94%	94.17%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 6.03%, see rank	6.06%	5.83%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	94, 44.76%, see rank	40.57%	42.46%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2000 data.

Commuting to Work

	Preston, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	217, 100%	3,832,803	128,279,228
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	173, 79.72%, see rank	77.46%	75.70%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	36, 16.59%, see rank	14.53%	12.19%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.35%	4.73%
Walked	5, 2.30%, see rank	1.72%	2.93%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.10%	1.19%
Worked at Home	3, 1.38%, see rank	2.84%	3.26%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Preston, GA	20.1 minutes
Georgia	27.2 minutes
U.S.	25.1 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2000 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Preston, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	221	3,839,756	129,721,512
Male¹	112, 50.68%, see rank	53.43%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32, 28.57%, see rank	29.86%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	15, 13.39%, see rank	10.77%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18, 16.07%, see rank	18.00%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 6.25%, see rank	0.97%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 9.82%, see rank	19.37%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29, 25.89%, see rank	21.03%	20.47%
Female¹	109, 49.32%, see rank	46.57%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42, 38.53%, see rank	35.98%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	20, 18.35%, see rank	16.40%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24, 22.02%, see rank	36.85%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.03%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 21.10%, see rank	9.48%	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Preston, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	221, 100%	3,839,756	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 10.41%, see rank	1.39%	1.87%
Construction	4, 1.81%, see rank	7.94%	6.78%
Manufacturing	34, 15.38%, see rank	14.81%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	3, 1.36%, see rank	3.86%	3.60%
Retail Trade	26, 11.76%, see rank	11.97%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18, 8.14%, see rank	6.02%	5.20%
Information	3, 1.36%, see rank	3.53%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 3.62%, see rank	6.54%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12, 5.43%, see rank	9.44%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	42, 19.00%, see rank	17.59%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 1.81%, see rank	7.15%	7.87%
Public Administration	32, 14.48%, see rank	5.03%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12, 5.43%, see rank	4.74%	4.87%

*Based on 2000 data.

Poverty Level

	Preston, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	123	24.95%, see rank	12.99%	12.38%
Family in Poverty	29	19.59%, see rank	9.88%	9.16%

*Based on 2000 data.