Dousman vs North Prairie

A side-by-side comparison of Dousman and North Prairie: population, income, housing, and more.

Dousman and North Prairie are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Prairie has the higher population (2,514 vs 2,043 in Dousman). North Prairie has the higher median household income ($148,780 vs $87,011 in Dousman). North Prairie has the higher median home value ($396,800 vs $371,500 in Dousman).

Population, income & housing

	Dousman	North Prairie
Population	2,043	2,514
Median age	44.3 yrs	40.6 yrs
Median household income	$87,011	$148,780
Median home value	$371,500	$396,800
Median gross rent	$1,430	$1,117
Housing units	871	1,002
Homeownership rate	62.3%	94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.2%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	1.3%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dousman	North Prairie
Population	2,368 → 2,043 (-13.7%)	2,352 → 2,514 (+6.9%)
Median household income	$66,792 → $87,011 (+30.3%)	$106,688 → $148,780 (+39.5%)
Median home value	$273,500 → $371,500 (+35.8%)	$272,600 → $396,800 (+45.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,248 → $1,430 (+14.6%)	$850 → $1,117 (+31.4%)

Dousman

Population

2,3682,043

Median household income

$66,792$87,011

Median home value

$273,500$371,500

Median gross rent

$1,248$1,430

North Prairie

Population

2,3522,514

Median household income

$106,688$148,780

Median home value

$272,600$396,800

Median gross rent

$850$1,117

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dousman	North Prairie
Under 5	4.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	16.6%	23.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.7%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	18.4%
45 to 54	14.0%	13.8%
55 to 64	14.8%	10.4%
65 to 74	8.5%	10.1%
75 and over	11.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dousman	North Prairie
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	97.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dousman	North Prairie
No high school diploma	4.2%	1.0%
High school graduate	31.4%	19.4%
Some college or associate's	30.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	16.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dousman	North Prairie
Drove alone	83.0%	71.1%
Carpooled	3.9%	13.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	15.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dousman	North Prairie
1-unit, detached	54.5%	89.1%
1-unit, attached	17.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	3.2%
20 or more units	11.1%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Dousman	North Prairie
Poverty rate	6.1%	2.8%
Average household size	2.39	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1990	1994