Preston County
Preston county is located in northeast West Virginia. Preston county has 648.80 square miles of land area and 2.58 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Preston county population is 33,520, which has grown 14.27% since 2000. The population growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 2.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 9.71%. Preston county median household income is $40,753 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 45.93% since 2000. The income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.70% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. Preston county median house value is $87,700 in 2006-2010 and has grown by 38.99% since 2000. The house value growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.63% and is lower than the national average rate of 50.42%. As a reference, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for the same period is 26.63%. On average, the public school district that covers Preston county is close to the state average in quality. The Preston county area code is 304.
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