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Prairie du Chien, WI (Wisconsin) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $151,199 (it was $78,200 in 2000)
Prairie du Chien:

$151,199
Wisconsin:

$252,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,344 - $185,164

Total population: 5,757 (All urban)

Houses: 2,561 (2,190 occupied: 1,385 owner occupied, 834 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

38%
State:

32%

Housing density: 458 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $163,251.

Median contract rent in 2022: $649 (lower quartile is $526, upper quartile is $815)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $594


Median gross rent in Prairie du Chien, WI in 2022: $806

Housing units in Prairie du Chien with a mortgage: 676 (18 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $70,466

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $63,836

Median monthly housing costs: $757


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Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1958

Median year apartment built: 1970

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,511
  • Male householders: 1,024 (306 living alone), Female householders: 1,141 (442 living alone)
  • 947 spouses (947 opposite-sex spouses), 180 unmarried partners, (180 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,281 children (1,258 natural, 7 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 86 brothers or sisters, 20 parents, 14 foster children, 30 other relatives, 80 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 692

Size of family households: 795 2-persons, 182 3-persons, 167 4-persons, 85 5-persons, 54 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 773 1-person, 152 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

605 married couples with children.
310 single-parent households (104 men, 206 women).

98.1% of residents of Prairie du Chien speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 22 (0.4%)
(54.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.5

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • 0no bedroom
  • 521 bedroom
  • 4082 bedrooms
  • 6123 bedrooms
  • 2514 bedrooms
  • 635+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • 5no bedroom
  • 2521 bedroom
  • 3032 bedrooms
  • 2123 bedrooms
  • 534 bedrooms
  • 105+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie du Chien in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie du Chien in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 53no vehicle
  • 4331 vehicle
  • 6062 vehicles
  • 2193 vehicles
  • 374 vehicles
  • 375+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie du Chien in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Prairie du Chien in renter-occupied apartments
  • 182no vehicle
  • 3721 vehicle
  • 1902 vehicles
  • 823 vehicles
  • 94 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 393 rooms
  • 674 rooms
  • 4325 rooms
  • 2546 rooms
  • 2147 rooms
  • 1548 rooms
  • 2269+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • 01 room
  • 812 rooms
  • 1283 rooms
  • 1984 rooms
  • 2005 rooms
  • 936 rooms
  • 647 rooms
  • 438 rooms
  • 279+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Prairie du Chien, WI household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Prairie du Chien, WI in 2022
  • 87Less than $10,000
  • 123$10,000 to $19,999
  • 303$20,000 to $29,999
  • 317$30,000 to $39,999
  • 256$40,000 to $49,999
  • 158$50,000 to $59,999
  • 271$60,000 to $74,999
  • 335$75,000 to $99,999
  • 136$100,000 to $124,999
  • 112$125,000 to $149,999
  • 73$150,000 to $199,999
  • 55$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Prairie du Chien, WI

  • Distribution of house value in Prairie du Chien, WI in 2022
  • 21Less than $10,000
  • 12$10,000 to $14,999
  • 7$15,000 to $19,999
  • 8$40,000 to $49,999
  • 13$50,000 to $59,999
  • 50$70,000 to $79,999
  • 72$80,000 to $89,999
  • 44$90,000 to $99,999
  • 295$100,000 to $124,999
  • 159$125,000 to $149,999
  • 279$150,000 to $174,999
  • 65$175,000 to $199,999
  • 122$200,000 to $249,999
  • 45$250,000 to $299,999
  • 30$300,000 to $399,999
  • 6$400,000 to $499,999
  • 8$500,000 to $749,999
  • 11$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Prairie du Chien, WI

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Prairie du Chien, WI in 2022
  • 11Less than $100
  • 7$150 to $199
  • 20$250 to $299
  • 31$300 to $349
  • 26$350 to $399
  • 10$400 to $449
  • 18$450 to $499
  • 146$500 to $549
  • 40$550 to $599
  • 121$600 to $649
  • 67$650 to $699
  • 102$700 to $749
  • 25$750 to $799
  • 78$800 to $899
  • 24$900 to $999
  • 47$1,000 to $1,249
  • 14$2,000 to $2,499
  • 32$3,500 or more
  • 20No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 85.6%
Number of people working at home: 91 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 418
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 843
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 435
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 176
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 60
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 17
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 39
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 72
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 17
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 30
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 115
  • 90 or more minutes: 40
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Prairie du Chien

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 3,965 (80.6%)
  • Carpooled: 557 (11.3%)
  • Bus: 20 (0.4%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 3 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 10 (0.2%)
  • Bicycle: 22 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 129 (2.6%)
  • Worked at home: 91 (1.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.2%Males
  • 1.5%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin
  • 02010 or later
  • 42000 to 2009
  • 91990 to 1999
  • 271980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 20Before 1970
Ancestries in Prairie du Chien, WI

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 681 (35.3%)
  • Irish: 193 (10.0%)
  • American: 171 (8.9%)
  • Norwegian: 130 (6.7%)
  • European: 89 (4.6%)
  • English: 83 (4.3%)
  • Czech: 68 (3.5%)
  • Polish: 47 (2.4%)
  • African: 30 (1.6%)
  • French: 20 (1.0%)
  • Swedish: 17 (0.9%)
  • Northern European: 16 (0.8%)
  • French Canadian: 13 (0.7%)
  • Albanian: 9 (0.5%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 9 (0.5%)
  • Italian: 7 (0.4%)
  • Russian: 7 (0.4%)
  • Canadian: 5 (0.3%)
  • Scottish: 5 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 4 (0.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 2 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Russia
Prairie du Chien:

36.4% (8)
Wisconsin:

1.3% (3,727)

North Macedonia (Macedonia)
Prairie du Chien:

36.4% (8)
Wisconsin:

0.3% (921)

El Salvador
Prairie du Chien:

18.2% (4)
Wisconsin:

0.5% (1,621)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 4,006
  • Other state: 1,460
  • Northeast: 100
  • Midwest: 1,141
  • South: 71
  • West: 144

86.8% of Prairie du Chien residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64.5% lived in Wisconsin.


Prairie du Chien:

86.8%
State average:

87.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 35
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 14
  • 9th grade: 15
  • 10th grade: 21
  • 11th grade: 81
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 107
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 828
  • Less than 1 year of college: 228
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 311
  • Associate degree: 209
  • Bachelor's degree: 260
  • Master's degree: 49
  • Professional school degree: 17
  • Doctorate degree: 9
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 19
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 13
  • 9th grade: 8
  • 10th grade: 18
  • 11th grade: 26
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 6
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 882
  • Less than 1 year of college: 133
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 240
  • Associate degree: 278
  • Bachelor's degree: 302
  • Master's degree: 44
  • Professional school degree: 23
  • Doctorate degree: 1
Educational Attainment for Females
Prairie du Chien marital status for males
Prairie du Chien marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,900
  • One, attached: 41
  • Two: 227
  • 3 or 4: 26
  • 5 to 9: 136
  • 10 to 19: 25
  • 20 to 49: 115
  • 50 or more: 46
  • Mobile homes: 40

Median worth of mobile homes: $12,440

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Prairie du Chien
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Prairie du Chien, WI
  • 95.8%Utility gas
  • 2.4%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Prairie du Chien, WI
  • 71.1%Utility gas
  • 21.5%Electricity
  • 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.4%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Here:

10.7%
Wisconsin:

16.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 11
Here:

5.4%
Wisconsin:

12.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14
Here:

7.1%
Wisconsin:

17.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability