Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.26 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Prestonsburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Prestonsburg are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.00% of adults in Prestonsburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Prestonsburg in 2022 was $19,724, which is lower middle income relative to Kentucky, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,896 for a family of four. However, Prestonsburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Prestonsburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.73% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call Prestonsburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prestonsburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Prestonsburg include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and British.
The most common language spoken in Prestonsburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Arabic and Italian.
