CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Prairie City

Illinois · 461 residents · 1.01 sq mi

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With 461 people, Prairie City is a city in Illinois. 90% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $26,500, having risen by half since 1990. 22.6% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $350 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 36.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

461

−9%since 1990

from 508 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−6%since 1990

from 38.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

1.01 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024378

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(26)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 99.5%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.1%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.9%(27)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.3%(29)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413%(60)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4412.4%(57)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.2%(61)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 645.6%(26)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.9%(27)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.2%(33)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over6.3%(29)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,875

+37%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,461 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,269

+56%since 1990

from $7,844 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.6%

+10.4 ptssince 1990

from 12.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$26,500

+14%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $17,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $246 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

90.3%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 89.2% in 1990

9.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(508)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(6)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.6%(450)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(4)

Asian1.1%(5)

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

6.7%

+3.6 ptssince 1990

from 3.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

82.0%

+29.6 ptssince 1990

from 52.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+3.6 ptssince 1990

from 0.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

−48%since 1990

from 34.3 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married27.7%(41)

Married61.5%(91)

Widowed4.1%(6)

Divorced6.8%(10)

Women 15+

Never married24.8%(51)

Married46.6%(96)

Widowed21.4%(44)

Divorced7.3%(15)

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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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