With 251 people, Prairie Home is a city in Missouri. The median age is 48.3, about 9 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $131,300, having roughly tripled since 2000. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. About 27% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 24% less than in Missouri as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,750, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
27% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 66%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Prairie Home
What changed most since 1990
Median age51.3 → 48.3(−3.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
White share97.1% → 92.8%(−4.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$58,802 → $131,300(+123%)US over the same years: +67%
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)7.7%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(5)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era73.1%(19)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(1)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 26 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 Home, decade by decade
Prairie Home 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
207
$43,364
$58,802
8.0%
7.0
2000
220
$53,511
$78,878
8.8%
13.0
2010
280
$54,110
$111,489
14.4%
4.4
2020
262
$45,957
$104,599
21.2%
17.4
2024
251
$53,750
$131,300
26.6%
16.6
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.
