Nickerson vs Pretty Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Nickerson and Pretty Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Nickerson and Pretty Prairie are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nickerson has the higher population (1,088 vs 553 in Pretty Prairie). Pretty Prairie has the higher median household income ($57,969 vs $51,643 in Nickerson). Pretty Prairie has the higher median home value ($83,500 vs $66,500 in Nickerson).

Population, income & housing

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
Population	1,088	553
Median age	33.2 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,643	$57,969
Median home value	$66,500	$83,500
Median gross rent	$844	$813
Housing units	537	299
Homeownership rate	72.4%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	25.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
Population	1,015 → 1,088 (+7.2%)	514 → 553 (+7.6%)
Median household income	$50,489 → $51,643 (+2.3%)	$47,656 → $57,969 (+21.6%)
Median home value	$68,100 → $66,500 (-2.3%)	$67,400 → $83,500 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$662 → $844 (+27.5%)	$754 → $813 (+7.8%)

Nickerson

Population

1,0151,088

Median household income

$50,489$51,643

Median home value

$68,100$66,500

Median gross rent

$662$844

Pretty Prairie

Population

514553

Median household income

$47,656$57,969

Median home value

$67,400$83,500

Median gross rent

$754$813

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
Under 5	8.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	23.6%	14.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	13.0%	9.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	19.9%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.8%
55 to 64	11.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	9.8%	15.2%
75 and over	3.1%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	92.3%	94.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.1%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
No high school diploma	3.3%	4.5%
High school graduate	39.0%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	42.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
Drove alone	90.4%	70.1%
Carpooled	6.8%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	9.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	1.2%	5.9%
Other means	1.6%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
1-unit, detached	89.2%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	10.8%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Nickerson	Pretty Prairie
Poverty rate	11.8%	10.3%
Average household size	2.46	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	32	24
Median year structure built	1938	1956