Pleasant Prairie is a city of 21,669 people in Wisconsin. That puts it in the top 7% of US cities for household income. At a median age of 44.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The population is up 34% since 2000. That is roughly 34% ahead of the Wisconsin median. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $103,902, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
41% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 29%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pleasant Prairie
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants88.0% → 73.5%(−14.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.7% → 40.6%(+25.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Population11,961 → 21,669(+81%)US over the same years: +35%
Pleasant Prairie's population equals 13% of Kenosha County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 8.6% of the county's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 18% of the county's.
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)17.6%(210)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(343)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30%(359)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2%(24)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.2%(38)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,196 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
Pleasant Prairie, decade by decade
Pleasant 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
11,961
$96,351
$204,726
15.7%
12.8
2000
16,136
$114,502
$278,349
27.2%
18.7
2010
19,719
$104,281
$335,187
31.9%
28.7
2020
21,250
$116,747
$301,555
38.3%
41.7
2024
21,669
$103,902
$360,400
40.6%
48.9
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.
