32.0% of Preston, KS residents had an income below the poverty level in 2022, which was 62.4% greater than the poverty level of 12.0% across the entire state of Kansas. 48.5% of high school graduates and 13.6% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The poverty rate was 30.6% among disabled residents.
Poverty rates in Preston, KS
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Preston:
32.0%
Whole state:
12.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
Preston:
16.6%
Whole state:
5.6%
Poverty rate among disabled residents:
Preston:
30.6%
Kansas:
19.6%
Disability rate in this city among poor residents (it is 44.2% among residents who are not classified as poor):
Preston:
40.7%
Kansas:
22.5%
Poverty by age in Preston, KS
Breakdown by age of poor male residents in Preston,KS (percentage below poverty level)
100.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 14 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
57.0%35 to 44 years
95.0%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of poor female residents in Preston,KS (percentage below poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%16 and 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
50.0%25 to 34 years
52.6%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
50.0%55 to 64 years
8.7%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Breakdown by age of very poor residents in Preston,KS (% below half of poverty level)
0.0%6 to 11 years
0.0%12 to 17 years
0.0%18 to 24 years
0.0%25 to 34 years
29.5%35 to 44 years
0.0%45 to 54 years
44.1%55 to 64 years
0.0%65 to 74 years
0.0%75 years and over
Poverty by race and place of birth in Preston, KS
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Preston, KS (%)
38.0%White
0.0%2+ races
0.0%Hispanic
Breakdown of poor residents within races in Preston, KS (absolute numbers)
57White
32.9%Below poverty level
67.1%Above poverty level
Poverty in families in Preston, KS
Children below poverty level:
Preston, Kansas:
3.2%
State:
13.4%
Poverty rate among high school graduates:
Preston:
48.5%
Kansas:
8.5%
Poverty rate among people who did not graduate high school:
Preston:
13.6%
Kansas:
24.4%
0.0%Married-couple family
83.3%Male, no wife present
16.7%Female, no husband present
0.0%Worked full-time, year-round
6.9%Worked part-time
93.1%Did not work
Other data
Owners below poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
0.0%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
0.0%1980 to 1989
100.0%1970 to 1979
0.0%1960 to 1969
0.0%1950 to 1959
0.0%1940 to 1949
0.0%1939 or earlier
Owners above poverty level
0.0%1999 to 2000
10.8%1995 to 1998
0.0%1990 to 1994
10.8%1980 to 1989
3.1%1970 to 1979
7.7%1960 to 1969
3.1%1950 to 1959
7.7%1940 to 1949
56.9%1939 or earlier
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