Preston city, MN

Fillmore County, MN

2022 population: 1,222 ( 103 from 2010 )
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population density: 495.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,157	94.68%	10.9%
Black:	7	0.57%	133.3%
Indian:	4	0.33%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	0.65%	27.3%
Hispanic:	46	3.76%	475.0%

Total non-White:	65	5.32%	140.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-141	-12.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	38	3.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,325
1,298	97.96%
3	0.23%
2	0.15%
3	0.23%
11	0.83%
8	0.60%
27	2.04%

2000
1,418
1,405	99.08%
0	0.00%
5	0.35%
2	0.14%
4	0.28%
0	0.00%
13	0.92%

1990
1,530
1,525	99.67%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
n/a
3	0.20%
5	0.33%

1980
1,478
1,474	99.73%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.14%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.27%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-107	-7.5
14	1.0

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-120	-7.8
8	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

51	3.5
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Preston city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
259	21.2%
963	78.8%
254	20.8%

545
2.18

332	60.9%
259	78.0%
38	11.4%
213	39.1%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
284	21.4%
1,041	78.6%
275	20.8%

603
2.15

361	59.9%
285	78.9%
41	11.4%
242	40.1%

2000
Number	Percent
42.5
316	22.3%
1,102	77.7%
348	24.5%

584
2.27

369	63.2%
316	85.6%
22	6.0%
215	36.8%

1990
Number	Percent
37.0
387	25.3%
1,143	74.7%
331	21.6%

580
2.46

399	68.8%
345	86.5%
30	7.5%
181	31.2%

1980
Number	Percent
38.0
365	24.7%
1,113	75.3%
345	23.3%

581
2.40

405	69.7%
360	88.9%
19	4.7%
176	30.3%

2022 Housing Data for Preston city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	24	4.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	39	7.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	19	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	25	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	3.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	23	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	65	11.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	39	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	33	6.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	79	14.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	44	8.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	34	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	28	5.1%
$200,000 or more	38	7.0%

Median Household Income	56,354
Per Capita Income	35,228

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	34	6.2%
Public Assistance	45	8.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	79	14.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	524	74.8%
Unemployed	26	3.7%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	550	78.5%
Not in Labor Force	151	21.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	207	171	54.8%
Non-Profit	10	82	10.9%
Self-Employed	39	4	90.7%

Local Government	14	40	25.9%
State Government	10	13	43.5%
Federal Government	12	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	246	175	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	46	135	25.4%
Total	292	310	48.5%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	75	12.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	136	22.6%
Professional, Technical	131	21.8%
Service Occupations	122	20.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.0%
All others	138	22.9%

White Collar		56.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	167	27.7%
Manufacturing	70	11.6%
Retail trade	66	11.0%
Educational services	53	8.8%
Finance and insurance	32	5.3%
Public administration	25	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	25	4.2%
Accommodation and food services	22	3.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	3.5%
Other services	20	3.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	20	3.3%
Construction	16	2.7%
Wholesale trade	16	2.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	15	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8	1.3%
Information	8	1.3%
Utilities	6	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	37	3.03%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	4	0.33%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	4	0.33%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5	0.41%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,149	99.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	522	42.7%
Norwegian	293	24.0%
American	139	11.4%
Irish	97	7.9%
English	90	7.4%
Dutch	88	7.2%
Swedish	38	3.1%
Czech	22	1.8%
Polish	22	1.8%
French	21	1.7%
Scandinavian	19	1.6%
European	18	1.5%
Scottish	16	1.3%
Swiss	13	1.1%
Austrian	9	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,219	99.8%
Not a citizen	3	0.2%

Native	1,219	99.8%
Foreign-born	3	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
26	2.9%	12	1.3%	264	29.7%	341	38.3%	169	19.0%	78	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	26	2.9%
9-12 Years	12	1.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	264	29.7%
Some College	341	38.3%
Bach. Degree	169	19.0%
Grad Degree	78	8.8%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +74	R +23	R + 1.7%
D +51
2020 vs. 2012	R +113	R +189	R + 26.5%
D -76
2020 vs. 2008	R +111	R +208	R + 28.6%
D -97

2016 vs. 2008	R +37	R +185	R + 27.0%
D -148
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	82%	Donald Trump* (R)	406	53.8%	Joe Biden (D)	330	43.7%	19	2.5%	755	8	7	0.02%
2016	70%	Donald Trump (R)	332	49.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	279	41.2%	66	9.7%	677	4	3	0.02%
2012	70%	Barack Obama* (D)	406	56.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	293	41.1%	14	2.0%	713	-4	-6	0.02%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	427	56.9%	John McCain (R)	295	39.3%	28	3.7%	750	-4	-6	0.03%
2004	75%	John Kerry (D)	440	54.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	358	44.4%	9	1.1%	807	-3	-6	0.03%
2000	65%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	386	54.1%	George W. Bush (R)	294	41.2%	34	4.8%	714	-4	-7	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Preston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

330

43.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

406

53.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

755

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Preston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

279

41.2%

Donald Trump (R)

332

49.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.1%

Other

5.6%

TOTAL

677

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Preston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

406

56.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

293

41.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

713

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Preston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

427

56.9%

John McCain (R)

295

39.3%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

750

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, Preston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

358

44.4%

John Kerry (D)

440

54.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

807

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

2000 President, Preston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

294

41.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

386

54.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.5%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

714

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Preston city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	289	50.8%	Scott Jensen (R)	268	47.1%	12 [+]	2.1%	569	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: James McCaskel (Legal Marijuana Now) 5 (0.9%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 4 (0.7%); Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 2 (0.4%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.2%);
2020	S2	81%	Jason Lewis (R)	352	47.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	326	43.8%	66 [+]	8.9%	744	4	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 53 (7.1%); Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 13 (1.7%);
2018	S2	66%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	317	51.0%	Karin Housley (R)	276	44.4%	29 [+]	4.7%	622	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 22 (3.5%); Jerry Trooien (I) 7 (1.1%);
2018	S1	66%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	370	59.4%	Jim Newberger (R)	221	35.5%	32 [+]	5.1%	623	-1	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 23 (3.7%); Paula Overby (Green) 9 (1.4%);
2018	G	66%	Tim Walz (DFL)	327	52.7%	Jeff Johnson (R)	275	44.3%	19 [+]	3.1%	621	2	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 12 (1.9%); Josh Welter (Libertarian) 7 (1.1%);
2014	S2	53%	Al Franken* (DFL)	294	55.9%	Mike McFadden (R)	195	37.1%	37 [+]	7.0%	526	-6	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 28 (5.3%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 9 (1.7%);
2014	G	53%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	250	47.6%	Jeff Johnson (R)	245	46.7%	30 [+]	5.7%	525	2	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 14 (2.7%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 9 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 7 (1.3%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	624
Median Value	$154,400

Occupied	545	87.3%
Vacant	79	12.7%

Owned	382	70.1%
Rented	163	29.9%
Median Rent	$576

Single-Family Units	447	71.6%
Detached	424	67.9%
Attached	23	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	125	20.0%
Mobile Homes	27	4.3%

Preston city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Preston city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Preston city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Preston city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Preston city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Preston city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Preston city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Preston city, MN