Columbia vs Prairiewood Village

A side-by-side comparison of Columbia and Prairiewood Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Columbia and Prairiewood Village are places in South Dakota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Prairiewood Village has the higher population (496 vs 170 in Columbia). Prairiewood Village has the higher median household income ($118,681 vs $59,038 in Columbia). Prairiewood Village has the higher median home value ($443,500 vs $121,900 in Columbia).

Population, income & housing

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
Population	170	496
Median age	32.0 yrs	32.6 yrs
Median household income	$59,038	$118,681
Median home value	$121,900	$443,500
Housing units	74	149
Homeownership rate	89.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	68.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
Population	140 → 170 (+21.4%)	438 → 496 (+13.2%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $59,038 (+12.5%)	$139,125 → $118,681 (-14.7%)
Median home value	$78,600 → $121,900 (+55.1%)	$385,900 → $443,500 (+14.9%)
Median gross rent	$914 → $1,021 (+11.7%)	—

Columbia

Population

140170

Median household income

$52,500$59,038

Median home value

$78,600$121,900

Median gross rent

$914$1,021

Prairiewood Village

Population

438496

Median household income

$139,125$118,681

Median home value

$385,900$443,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
Under 5	9.4%	11.7%
5 to 17	25.9%	36.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	15.3%	23.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	0.0%
55 to 64	6.5%	3.2%
65 to 74	5.9%	10.5%
75 and over	3.5%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
White (non-Hispanic)	99.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
No high school diploma	9.3%	0.0%
High school graduate	38.1%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.5%	55.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	12.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
Drove alone	87.1%	75.1%
Carpooled	2.2%	24.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
1-unit, detached	77.0%	67.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	32.9%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Columbia	Prairiewood Village
Poverty rate	1.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.30	3.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1960	1997