Prairieburg

Population: 140
Median household income: $61,250
Median home value: $98,500

Prairieburg is a community in Linn County, Iowa, home to 140 residents. The median household income of $61,250 is below the Linn County median ($76,421).

From 2019 to 2023, Prairieburg's population declined 20.5% from 176 to 140, while its median home value rose 11.9% from $88,000 to $98,500.

The median resident is 39.4 years old. The largest age group is 35 to 44, 20.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 140
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,250
Median home value: $98,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 59
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

176140

Median household income

$63,750$61,250

Median home value

$88,000$98,500

Median gross rent

$642$850

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	176	$63,750	$88,000	$642
2020	165	$55,625	$85,500	$646
2021	160	$61,250	$87,100	$710
2022	180	$51,250	$103,400	$850
2023	140	$61,250	$98,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 343.6%

35 to 4420.7%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6419.3%

65 to 742.9%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	10.7%
5 to 17	23	16.4%
18 to 24	8	5.7%
25 to 34	5	3.6%
35 to 44	29	20.7%
45 to 54	13	9.3%
55 to 64	27	19.3%
65 to 74	4	2.9%
75 and over	16	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	125	89.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	14	10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate54.3%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree11.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2	2.1%
High school graduate	51	54.3%
Some college or associate's	27	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	11	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3	3.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	48	77.4%
Carpooled	10	16.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	6.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5	8.1%
15 to 29 min	19	30.6%
30 to 44 min	15	24.2%
45 to 59 min	16	25.8%
60+ min	7	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 8.0% (11 of 138)

	Count	Share
Family households	39	66.1%
Nonfamily households	20	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	59	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	52	88.1%
Renter-occupied	7	11.9%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other13.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	51	86.4%
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	8	13.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1964425
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.45 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 42.2375, -91.4257