With 592 people, La Prairie is a city in Minnesota. The median age is 49.8, about 11 years above the US median. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The foreign-born share is 1%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $69,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 32%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about La Prairie
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.1 → 49.8(+14.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants81.5% → 93.1%(+11.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$82,502 → $69,375(−16%)US over the same years: +14%
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)27%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.7%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.1%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 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
La Prairie, decade by decade
La Prairie 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
473
$82,502
$131,044
15.9%
0.0
2000
605
$71,728
$161,399
14.2%
4.1
2010
665
$59,617
$209,024
24.8%
21.7
2020
653
$77,484
$187,018
20.0%
21.4
2024
592
$69,375
$212,800
18.6%
34.3
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.
