Homeownership Rate in Preston County, WV
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
81.5%
Rank #418/3,222 · #17 in WV
87th
Preston 81.5%
WV 74.9% +8.8%
US 64.4% +26.5%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Preston County's homeownership rate of 81.5% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Preston County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #415 | Cheatham County, TN | 81.5% |
| #416 | Franklin County, IN | 81.5% |
| #417 | Potter County, SD | 81.5% |
| #418 | Preston County, WV | 81.5% |
| #419 | Van Zandt County, TX | 81.5% |
| #420 | Clarke County, VA | 81.5% |
| #421 | Lancaster County, VA | 81.5% |
About Homeownership Rate
Preston County, West Virginia has a homeownership rate of 81.5%, ranking #418 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 26.5% above the national value of 64.4%. Within West Virginia, it ranks #17 of 55. This places it in the 87th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.