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Prairie City, IA (Iowa) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $189,456 (it was $92,300 in 2000)
Prairie City:

$189,456
Iowa:

$194,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,197 - $242,127

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $203,473
Here:

$203,473
State:

$245,224

Townhouses or other attached units: $241,383
Here:

$241,383
State:

$238,767

Mobile homes: $79,866
Here:

$79,866
State:

$51,271

Total population: 1,695 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,371 (7 farm, 1,364 nonfarm))

Houses: 714 (674 occupied: 474 owner occupied, 210 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

31%
State:

28%

Housing density: 619 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $105,956.

Median contract rent in 2022: $682 (lower quartile is $577, upper quartile is $873)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $3,797


Median gross rent in Prairie City, IA in 2022: $841

Housing units in Prairie City with a mortgage: 345 (31 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $100,502

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $57,617

Median monthly housing costs: $1,027

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Prairie City, Iowa Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1962

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,768
  • Male householders: 276 (58 living alone), Female householders: 390 (91 living alone)
  • 399 spouses (399 opposite-sex spouses), 21 unmarried partners, (21 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 633 children (609 natural, 6 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 2 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 10

Size of family households: 198 2-persons, 131 3-persons, 108 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 24 6-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 155 1-person, 10 2-persons.

411 married couples with children.
134 single-parent households (19 men, 115 women).

98.5% of residents of Prairie City speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 14 (0.8%)
(71.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.8

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prairie City, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prairie City, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 211 bedroom
  • 912 bedrooms
  • 2413 bedrooms
  • 824 bedrooms
  • 405+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie City, Iowa
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie City, Iowa
  • 0no bedroom
  • 181 bedroom
  • 982 bedrooms
  • 693 bedrooms
  • 264 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie City in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 0no vehicle
  • 991 vehicle
  • 1712 vehicles
  • 1403 vehicles
  • 434 vehicles
  • 215+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie City in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie City in renter-occupied apartments
  • 3no vehicle
  • 1021 vehicle
  • 642 vehicles
  • 113 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 205+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie City, Iowa
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie City, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 43 rooms
  • 484 rooms
  • 795 rooms
  • 1366 rooms
  • 867 rooms
  • 398 rooms
  • 829+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie City, Iowa
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie City, Iowa
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 213 rooms
  • 934 rooms
  • 385 rooms
  • 46 rooms
  • 197 rooms
  • 218 rooms
  • 159+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Prairie City, IA
  • Prairie City, IA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Prairie City, IA in 2022
  • 6Less than $10,000
  • 22$10,000 to $19,999
  • 40$20,000 to $29,999
  • 35$30,000 to $39,999
  • 56$40,000 to $49,999
  • 35$50,000 to $59,999
  • 128$60,000 to $74,999
  • 100$75,000 to $99,999
  • 88$100,000 to $124,999
  • 76$125,000 to $149,999
  • 52$150,000 to $199,999
  • 41$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Prairie City, IA

  • Distribution of house value in Prairie City, IA in 2022
  • 1$15,000 to $19,999
  • 1$20,000 to $24,999
  • 8$40,000 to $49,999
  • 4$60,000 to $69,999
  • 3$70,000 to $79,999
  • 14$80,000 to $89,999
  • 8$90,000 to $99,999
  • 40$100,000 to $124,999
  • 72$125,000 to $149,999
  • 55$150,000 to $174,999
  • 79$175,000 to $199,999
  • 87$200,000 to $249,999
  • 43$250,000 to $299,999
  • 24$300,000 to $399,999
  • 4$400,000 to $499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Prairie City, IA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Prairie City, IA in 2022
  • 5$150 to $199
  • 2$250 to $299
  • 5$400 to $449
  • 12$450 to $499
  • 8$500 to $549
  • 20$550 to $599
  • 25$600 to $649
  • 24$650 to $699
  • 19$700 to $749
  • 21$750 to $799
  • 6$800 to $899
  • 40$900 to $999
  • 4$1,000 to $1,249
  • 6No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 37.6%
Number of people working at home: 154 (16.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 44
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 102
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 56
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 51
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 55
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 93
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 186
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 43
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 57
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 65
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 11
  • 90 or more minutes: 7
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Prairie City

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 350 (56.7%)
  • Carpooled: 55 (8.9%)
  • Taxi: 3 (0.5%)
  • Walked: 68 (11.0%)
  • Worked at home: 154 (25.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 5.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Prairie City, Iowa
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Prairie City, Iowa
  • 02010 or later
  • 92000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 31970 to 1979
  • 4Before 1970
Ancestries in Prairie City, IA

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 132 (20.3%)
  • American: 80 (12.3%)
  • Irish: 72 (11.0%)
  • European: 68 (10.4%)
  • Dutch: 64 (9.8%)
  • English: 41 (6.3%)
  • Scottish: 29 (4.5%)
  • Norwegian: 9 (1.4%)
  • Greek: 4 (0.6%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 3 (0.5%)
  • British: 2 (0.3%)
  • Danish: 2 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2 (0.3%)
  • Swiss: 2 (0.3%)
  • Swedish: 1 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 1 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Prairie City:

50.0% (7)
Iowa:

23.3% (41,625)

Germany
Prairie City:

21.4% (3)
Iowa:

1.4% (2,525)

Philippines
Prairie City:

7.1% (1)
Iowa:

2.6% (4,675)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,399
  • Other state: 327
  • Northeast: 18
  • Midwest: 159
  • South: 70
  • West: 80

91.0% of Prairie City residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 89.2% lived in Iowa.


Prairie City:

91.0%
State average:

87.2%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 11
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 194
  • Less than 1 year of college: 26
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 59
  • Associate degree: 86
  • Bachelor's degree: 139
  • Master's degree: 18
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 16
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 3
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 141
  • Less than 1 year of college: 93
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 69
  • Associate degree: 74
  • Bachelor's degree: 187
  • Master's degree: 19
  • Professional school degree: 4
  • Doctorate degree: 4
Educational Attainment for Females
Prairie City marital status for males
Prairie City marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 544
  • One, attached: 40
  • Two: 18
  • 3 or 4: 68
  • 5 to 9: 10
  • 10 to 19: 21
  • Mobile homes: 12
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 7 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Prairie City
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Prairie City, IA
  • 91.1%Utility gas
  • 6.3%Electricity
  • 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Prairie City, IA
  • 53.9%Utility gas
  • 41.2%Electricity
  • 4.9%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 25
Here:

9.7%
Iowa:

10.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here:

8.0%
Iowa:

7.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:

17.9%
Iowa:

23.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability