Franklin County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Ozone
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 34.3. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.63. This is about average. There were 2 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Preston and their reported violations in the past:
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY (Serves UT, Population served: 9000, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1997 and DEC-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1995), St Hook-up/Extension Ban (APR-09-1996)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1997 and DEC-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1995), St Hook-up/Extension Ban (APR-09-1996)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1996 and DEC-1995, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-1995), St Hook-up/Extension Ban (APR-09-1996)
- One minor monitoring violation
- 27 regular monitoring violations
FAIRVIEW WATER DIST (Population served: 1200, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
BANIDA WINDER WATER AND SEWER DIST (Population served: 195, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1997 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1996 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1996 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1995 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1995 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
CUB RIVER ACRES (Population served: 160, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1996 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1997 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1996 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1997 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1995 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1997 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1995 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1997 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1994 and JUN-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1997 to DEC-18-2002)
BIRCH CREEK CULINARY WATER COMPANY (Population served: 120, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1997 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1997 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1996 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-1995 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-1995 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-30-1998 to DEC-18-2002)
- One other older monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Preston that have no violations reported:
- RIVERDALE LDS CHURCH (Population served: 150, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- RIVERDALE RESORT (Population served: 26, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 13.0%
(12.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.2% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for American Indian residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.9 people | | Idaho: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 75.8% | | Whole state: | 67.1% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Preston, ID
People in group quarters in Preston:
- 39 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 27 people in other group homes
- 10 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Preston compared to Idaho state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Preston (2011 data):
- U.S. Bank National Association: Preston Branch at 1 South State, branch established on 1970/07/31. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
- Ireland Bank: Preston Branch at 85 East Oneida, branch established on 1981/10/19. Info updated 2011/05/03: Bank assets: $212.2 mil, Deposits: $187.3 mil, headquarters in Malad City, ID, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 13 total offices, Holding Company: Ireland Bancorp, Ltd.
- Lewiston State Bank: Branch at 217 South State, branch established on 2000/10/02. Info updated 2007/02/12: Bank assets: $244.5 mil, Deposits: $211.5 mil, headquarters in Lewiston, UT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Lewiston Bancorp
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Preston Branch at 5 N State Street, branch established on 1865/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (63%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Other fuel (1%)
- Wood (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Franklin County Idaho:
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Religion statistics for Preston (based on Franklin County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 92.54%
| Here |  | 92.5% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | Franklin County: | 1.65 / 10,000 pop. | | Idaho: | 1.88 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Franklin County: | 0.82 / 10,000 pop. | | Idaho: | 0.53 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4 | Franklin County: | 3.29 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 3.87 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 7 | Here: | 5.76 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 7.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 7.5% | | Idaho: | 7.7% |
Adult obesity rate: | Franklin County: | 28.9% | | Idaho: | 25.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 4.7% | | State: | 11.7% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $8,150 | $32,600 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $1,500 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $17,074 | $34,148 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,238 |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $8,404 | $33,616 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $2,728 | $32,736 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $5,976 | $35,856 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $3,292 | $39,504 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
3 | $9,266 | $37,064 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
19 | $54,890 | $34,667 | 7 | $3,738 |
Preston government finances in 2004:
- Charges - Sewerage: $308,000 ($59.14)
All Other: $288,000 ($55.30)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $188,000 ($36.10)
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $376,000 ($72.20)
General - Other: $341,000 ($65.48)
Sewerage: $337,000 ($64.71)
Water Utilities: $271,000 ($52.04)
Regular Highways: $163,000 ($31.30)
Solid Waste Management: $125,000 ($24.00)
Financial Administration: $125,000 ($24.00)
Parks & Recreation: $57,000 ($10.94)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $50,000 ($9.60)
General Revenue, NEC: $39,000 ($7.49)
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $18,000 ($3.46)
Parks & Recreation: $15,000 ($2.88)
Regular Highways: $8,000 ($1.54)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $686,000 ($131.72)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $327,000 ($62.79)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $353,000 ($67.78)
Highways: $183,000 ($35.14)
- Tax - Property: $492,000 ($94.47)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $951,000 ($182.60)
6.57% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,861 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.57% | | Idaho average: | 9.61% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
8.13% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,621 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.13% | | Idaho average: | 8.30% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Preston:
- KACH (1340 AM; 1 kW; PRESTON, ID; Owner: ALAN J. WHITE, NELADA G. WHITE)
- KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVNU (610 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
- KSOS (800 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
- KLGN (1390 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
- KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- KBRV (790 AM; 5 kW; SODA SPRINGS, ID; Owner: CARIBOU BROADCASTING INC.)
- KZNR (690 AM; 10 kW; BLACKFOOT, ID; Owner: WESTERN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KXOL (1660 AM; 10 kW; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
- KANN (1120 AM; 10 kW; ROY, UT; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- KLO (1430 AM; 10 kW; OGDEN, UT; Owner: KLO BROADCASTING CO.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Preston:
- KKEX (96.7 FM; PRESTON, ID; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- KLZX (95.9 FM; WESTON, ID; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO INC)
- KVFX (94.5 FM; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO,INC.)
- KRAR (106.9 FM; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KJQN (100.7 FM; BRIGHAM CITY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
- K220HI (91.9 FM; CLARKSTON, UT; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KUSU-FM (91.5 FM; LOGAN, UT; Owner: UTAH STATE UNIV. OF AGRI. & APP. SCI)
- KBNZ (104.9 FM; TREMONTON, UT; Owner: 3 POINT MEDIA - UTAH, LLC)
- KYFO-FM (95.5 FM; OGDEN, UT; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- KUDD (107.9 FM; ROY, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- K299AH (107.7 FM; POCATELLO, ID; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
- K260AD (99.9 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- K264AD (100.7 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- K276DR (103.1 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- K287AB (105.3 FM; MONTPELIER, ID; Owner: BEAR LAKE COUNTY T.V. DISTRICT)
- KBLQ-FM (92.9 FM; LOGAN, UT; Owner: SUN VALLEY RADIO, INCORPORATED)
- K288AG (105.5 FM; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K272AB (102.3 FM; PRESTON, ETC., ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
TV broadcast stations around Preston:
- K59BV (Channel 59; LAVA HOT SPRINGS, ID; Owner: STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (IEPBS))
- K22DV (Channel 22; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT NO. 1)
- K35GJ (Channel 35; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K19EW (Channel 19; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K25HG (Channel 25; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K27GM (Channel 27; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K29EY (Channel 29; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K31FR (Channel 31; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K33GF (Channel 33; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
- K36AD (Channel 36; PRESTON, ID; Owner: FRANKLIN COUNTY TV DISTRICT #1)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Preston, Idaho:
- Fatal accident count: 11
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 20
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 12
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 36
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Idaho average:
- Fatal accident count: 62
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 89
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 22
- Fatalities: 66
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 159
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 9
See more detailed statistics of Preston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Preston, ID
| Most common first names in Preston, ID among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| William | 36 | 82.6 years |
| Mary | 26 | 82.0 years |
| George | 25 | 78.0 years |
| John | 22 | 75.9 years |
| James | 21 | 79.1 years |
| Joseph | 19 | 79.1 years |
| Charles | 17 | 77.3 years |
| Carl | 15 | 79.5 years |
| Florence | 14 | 84.2 years |
| Paul | 13 | 67.1 years |
| Most common last names in Preston, ID among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Hansen | 42 | 76.6 years |
| Smith | 41 | 80.0 years |
| Johnson | 39 | 77.4 years |
| Jensen | 37 | 74.1 years |
| Larsen | 32 | 83.8 years |
| Nelson | 23 | 82.4 years |
| Palmer | 22 | 82.2 years |
| Christensen | 21 | 80.8 years |
| Bodily | 20 | 84.3 years |
| Porter | 18 | 81.5 years |
| Businesses in Preston, ID |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| Burger King | 1 | | RadioShack | 1 |
| FedEx | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Jones New York | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| La-Z-Boy | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | UPS | 1 |
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped"
- #77 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other group homes"
- #7 (83263) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Danish first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #28 (83263) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of English first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #72 (83263) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of Swiss first ancestries (pop 5,000+)"
- #84 (83263) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest charity contributions deductions as a percentage of AGI in 2004 (pop 5,000+)"
- #9 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM2.5) 24-hour air pollution readings in 2005 (µg/m3)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Bush (Republican) in the 2004 Presidential Election"
- #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2003"
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