CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Prairie City

Illinois · 508 residents · 1.01 sq mi

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Prairie City is a city of 508 people in Illinois. Owners hold 89% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 3% of adults. The typical home is worth $17,600. The median age is 38.8, about 6 years above the US median. That trails the Illinois median by roughly 37%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

508

+10%vs 2000

vs 461 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.8

+7%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024378

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.3%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.9%(45)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(33)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(33)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(22)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(71)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(66)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(38)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(49)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(56)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(37)

US avg: 4%

85 and over7.1%(36)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,461

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,844

−36%vs 2000

vs $12,269 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

−10.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$17,600

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$246

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $350 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

89.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.3% in 2000

10.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(450)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(4)

Asian1.1%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(508)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(6)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(19)

Ancestry

German19.3%(73)

American11.4%(43)

English9%(34)

Irish7.1%(27)

Swedish2.1%(8)

Danish1.6%(6)

Italian1.6%(6)

Norwegian1.6%(6)

Lithuanian0.8%(3)

Welsh0.5%(2)

Dutch0.3%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(1)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.3%(1)

Ethiopian0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.1%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

52.4%

−29.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

34.3 min

+91%vs 2000

vs 18.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married29.4%(52)

Married51.4%(91)

Widowed5.6%(10)

Divorced13.6%(24)

Women 15+

Never married25.9%(41)

Married60.8%(96)

Widowed11.4%(18)

Divorced1.9%(3)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.1%

−13.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.5%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.1%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 22.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 45.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)48%(12)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4%(1)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 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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