Fowler vs La Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Fowler and La Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Fowler and La Prairie are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fowler has the higher population (96 vs 57 in La Prairie). La Prairie has the higher median home value ($95,000 vs $85,400 in Fowler).

Population, income & housing

	Fowler	La Prairie
Population	96	57
Median age	59.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,694
Median home value	$85,400	$95,000
Housing units	86	33
Homeownership rate	100.0%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	23.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fowler	La Prairie
Population	86 → 96 (+11.6%)	51 → 57 (+11.8%)
Median household income	—	$46,250 → $80,694 (+74.5%)
Median home value	—	$70,000 → $95,000 (+35.7%)

Fowler

Population

8696

La Prairie

Population

5157

Median household income

$46,250$80,694

Median home value

$70,000$95,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fowler	La Prairie
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.5%	19.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.8%
35 to 44	13.5%	24.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	17.5%
55 to 64	25.0%	5.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	10.5%
75 and over	37.5%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fowler	La Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.8%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fowler	La Prairie
No high school diploma	23.5%	26.8%
High school graduate	76.5%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fowler	La Prairie
Drove alone	100.0%	93.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fowler	La Prairie
1-unit, detached	75.6%	90.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Fowler	La Prairie
Poverty rate	24.0%	3.5%
Average household size	1.68	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	—	49
Median year structure built	1973	1938