CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Prairie du Chien

Wisconsin · 6,018 residents · 5.94 sq mi

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Prairie du Chien is a city of 6,018 people in Wisconsin. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 22%. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $78,200. Getting to work takes 10 minutes on average. Median rent is $403 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,018

+6%since 1990

from 5,659 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.1

+6%since 1990

from 36.1 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

5.94 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.6%(340)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.8%(350)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(415)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 1910.5%(629)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.8%(409)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.6%(638)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.7%(824)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(774)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(536)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.9%(474)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 847.2%(431)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over3.3%(198)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$34,038

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,483 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,680

+70%since 1990

from $10,375 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

8.1%

−2.1 ptssince 1990

from 10.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$78,200

+27%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $46,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$403

−1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $308 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

66.6%

−0.6 ptssince 1990

from 67.2% in 1990

33.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(5,530)

Black0.9%(53)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(44)

Asian0.9%(52)

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.4%(5,678)

Black3.6%(214)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(53)

Asian0.2%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Cuban1%(56)

Mexican0.8%(44)

Puerto Rican0.3%(15)

Central American0.1%(8)

Salvadoran0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Hmong0.1%(8)

Ancestry

German36.5%(2,004)

Irish12.6%(691)

Norwegian8.7%(480)

American7.2%(395)

English5.3%(291)

French3.9%(215)

Czech3.5%(191)

Polish2.3%(128)

Swiss2%(108)

French Canadian1.2%(67)

Macedonian1.1%(63)

Scottish0.9%(50)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(39)

Subsaharan African0.7%(38)

Ukrainian0.7%(37)

Italian0.6%(35)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(32)

Canadian0.5%(29)

Swedish0.5%(29)

Hungarian0.5%(25)

Russian0.3%(15)

Danish0.2%(12)

Welsh0.2%(10)

West Indian0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.6%

+0.5 ptssince 1990

from 14.2% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.4%

+7.1 ptssince 1990

from 74.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.8%

+0.8 ptssince 1990

from 3.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

10.1 min

−24%since 1990

from 13.3 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 married24.8%(625)

Married63.3%(1,596)

Widowed2.8%(71)

Divorced9.2%(231)

Women 15+

Never married18.7%(462)

Married53.5%(1,320)

Widowed17.4%(429)

Divorced10.4%(257)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 7.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 55.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 19.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

−6.6 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.0%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 42.8% 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)11.5%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.9%(91)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(16)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 261 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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