CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Pretty Prairie

Kansas · 601 residents · 0.58 sq mi

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Pretty Prairie is a city of 601 people in Kansas. At a median age of 50.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $28,400. The poverty rate is 7.0%, under the national 13.2%. Households here earn about 18% less than in Kansas as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 50.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

601

−2%vs 2000

vs 615 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

50.1

+23%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.58 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024641

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.3%(50)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97%(42)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.3%(26)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 192.8%(17)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 241.8%(11)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(82)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.7%(52)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(45)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(65)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8417%(102)

US avg: 4%

85 and over7%(42)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,500

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,857 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,130

−41%vs 2000

vs $18,944 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.0%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$28,400

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $48,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$321

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $417 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.1%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

18.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(602)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(595)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other0.7%(4)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.3%(21)

Spaniard2.2%(14)

Ancestry

German24.6%(158)

English6.9%(44)

Irish5.3%(34)

American3.6%(23)

Scottish2.5%(16)

Dutch2.3%(15)

Norwegian1.6%(10)

Czech1.4%(9)

Swedish1.4%(9)

Danish1.2%(8)

French1.2%(8)

Swiss1.1%(7)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.9%(6)

Polish0.5%(3)

Ukrainian0.5%(3)

Welsh0.5%(3)

French Canadian0.3%(2)

Russian0.3%(2)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.0%

−11.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.1%

+3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 20.4 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 married35.3%(108)

Married45.4%(139)

Widowed2%(6)

Divorced17.3%(53)

Women 15+

Never married11.7%(27)

Married56.7%(131)

Widowed18.6%(43)

Divorced13%(30)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

19.3%

+7.1 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 45.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.4%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

10.9%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 61.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

27.2%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% 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)10.3%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(7)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.8%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.3%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 29 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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