Prairieton vs Riley

A side-by-side comparison of Prairieton and Riley: population, income, housing, and more.

Prairieton and Riley are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Riley has the higher population (479 vs 449 in Prairieton). Prairieton has the higher median home value ($374,100 vs $92,700 in Riley). Since 2019, Riley's population has grown faster (+49.2% vs -13.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Prairieton	Riley
Population	449	479
Median age	35.1 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,813
Median home value	$374,100	$92,700
Median gross rent	—	$921
Housing units	169	191
Homeownership rate	37.9%	70.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	15.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	21.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prairieton	Riley
Population	520 → 449 (-13.7%)	321 → 479 (+49.2%)
Median household income	—	$46,250 → $72,813 (+57.4%)
Median home value	$323,600 → $374,100 (+15.6%)	$83,500 → $92,700 (+11.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,063 → $921 (-13.4%)

Prairieton

Population

520449

Median home value

$323,600$374,100

Riley

Population

321479

Median household income

$46,250$72,813

Median home value

$83,500$92,700

Median gross rent

$1,063$921

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prairieton	Riley
Under 5	0.0%	12.3%
5 to 17	25.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	20.0%	9.8%
25 to 34	3.3%	10.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	21.7%
45 to 54	22.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	2.7%	5.0%
65 to 74	12.0%	3.1%
75 and over	2.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prairieton	Riley
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	97.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prairieton	Riley
No high school diploma	16.7%	4.6%
High school graduate	25.6%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	57.7%	44.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prairieton	Riley
Drove alone	94.7%	51.6%
Carpooled	5.3%	39.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	7.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prairieton	Riley
1-unit, detached	100.0%	91.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Prairieton	Riley
Poverty rate	26.7%	27.2%
Average household size	2.66	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	2001	1948