Prairie du Chien

Population: 5,471
Median household income: $52,670
Median home value: $152,100

Located in Crawford County, Wisconsin, Prairie du Chien is a community with a population of 5,471. At $52,670, its median household income sits below Crawford County's $63,496.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prairie du Chien's population declined 2.9% from 5,635 to 5,471, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $118,100 to $152,100.

The median resident is 45.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,471
Median age: 45.7 yrs
Median household income: $52,670
Median home value: $152,100
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 2,474
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6355,471

Median household income

$47,863$52,670

Median home value

$118,100$152,100

Median gross rent

$663$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,635	$47,863	$118,100	$663
2020	5,605	$46,541	$116,000	$688
2021	5,549	$47,235	$122,300	$737
2022	5,502	$52,400	$138,400	$806
2023	5,471	$52,670	$152,100	$840

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	297	5.4%
5 to 17	688	12.6%
18 to 24	406	7.4%
25 to 34	651	11.9%
35 to 44	648	11.8%
45 to 54	576	10.5%
55 to 64	907	16.6%
65 to 74	610	11.1%
75 and over	688	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,023	91.8%
Black or African American	120	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	147	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	141	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate43.6%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	313	7.7%
High school graduate	1,779	43.6%
Some college or associate's	1,316	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	527	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	145	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit1.6%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,737	75.7%
Carpooled	344	15.0%
Public transit	37	1.6%
Walked	87	3.8%
Bicycle	18	0.8%
Worked from home	71	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,646	74.0%
15 to 29 min	227	10.2%
30 to 44 min	174	7.8%
45 to 59 min	50	2.2%
60+ min	126	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 14.7% (701 of 4,768)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,245	57.3%
Nonfamily households	927	42.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,172	87.8%
Vacant	302	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,392	64.1%
Renter-occupied	780	35.9%

1-unit, detached74.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,839	74.3%
1-unit, attached	45	1.8%
2 to 4 units	282	11.4%
5 to 19 units	124	5.0%
20 or more units	123	5.0%
Mobile home & other	61	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5565050
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 43.0416, -91.1354