Prairie City is a city of 1,711 people in Iowa. The foreign-born share is 1%. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $190,600, having more than doubled since 2000. The poverty rate is 3.4%, under the national 12.5%. 346 more people live here than in 2000.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $78,295, near the US median
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(25)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.6%(30)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.5%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 82 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Prairie City, decade by decade
Prairie City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,360
$70,303
$115,923
11.1%
3.1
2000
1,365
$77,876
$168,139
17.6%
5.1
2010
1,680
$75,076
$184,137
18.6%
11.0
2020
1,700
$89,125
$170,291
28.8%
18.1
2024
1,711
$78,295
$190,600
29.8%
8.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
