Prairietown

Population: 189
Median household income: $84,766
Median home value: $109,500

Prairietown, a community in Madison County, Illinois, has 189 residents. At $84,766, its median household income sits above Madison County's $74,800.

From 2020 to 2023, Prairietown's population declined 36.6% from 298 to 189.

100.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 189
Median age: 58.0 yrs
Median household income: $84,766
Median home value: $109,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 79
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 13.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

298189

Median household income

$90,274$84,766

Median home value

$107,200$109,500

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2020	298	$90,274	—
2021	298	$95,529	—
2022	335	$103,547	$107,200
2023	189	$84,766	$109,500

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1711.1%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5427.0%

55 to 6450.8%

65 to 740.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	21	11.1%
18 to 24	21	11.1%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	51	27.0%
55 to 64	96	50.8%
65 to 74	0	0.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	181	95.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree25.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	11.6%
High school graduate	55	37.4%
Some college or associate's	38	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	37	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	113	86.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	13.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	30.0%
15 to 29 min	16	12.3%
30 to 44 min	16	12.3%
45 to 59 min	59	45.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 0.0% (0 of 189)

	Count	Share
Family households	71	89.9%
Nonfamily households	8	10.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	79	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	79	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached100.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	79	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1761743
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.9665, -89.9235