Sun Prairie

Population: 36,455
Median household income: $90,521
Median home value: $339,800

Sun Prairie, a community in Dane County, Wisconsin, has 36,455 residents. The median household income of $90,521 is in line with the Dane County median ($88,108).

From 2019 to 2023, Sun Prairie's population grew 9.4% from 33,321 to 36,455, while its median home value rose 42.1% from $239,200 to $339,800.

The median resident is 36.9 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 36,455
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $90,521
Median home value: $339,800
Median gross rent: $1,374
Housing units: 15,657
Homeownership rate: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 50.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,32136,455

Median household income

$77,139$90,521

Median home value

$239,200$339,800

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,374

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,321	$77,139	$239,200	$1,087
2020	33,954	$79,566	$249,400	$1,131
2021	35,528	$83,409	$266,400	$1,171
2022	35,847	$90,384	$313,200	$1,313
2023	36,455	$90,521	$339,800	$1,374

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1719.3%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,064	5.7%
5 to 17	7,052	19.3%
18 to 24	2,623	7.2%
25 to 34	5,216	14.3%
35 to 44	6,054	16.6%
45 to 54	3,988	10.9%
55 to 64	4,385	12.0%
65 to 74	2,742	7.5%
75 and over	2,331	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,313	74.9%
Black or African American	2,990	8.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	42	0.1%
Asian	2,662	7.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	42	0.1%
Some other race	139	0.4%
Two or more races	1,607	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,660	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree34.2%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	662	2.7%
High school graduate	5,293	21.4%
Some college or associate's	6,172	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	8,441	34.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4,148	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled6.0%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home18.3%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,235	71.7%
Carpooled	1,200	6.0%
Public transit	138	0.7%
Walked	288	1.5%
Bicycle	168	0.8%
Worked from home	3,624	18.3%
Other means	204	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,161	31.8%
15 to 29 min	6,046	37.2%
30 to 44 min	3,529	21.7%
45 to 59 min	918	5.7%
60+ min	579	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 6.1% (2,216 of 36,168)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,282	60.7%
Nonfamily households	6,009	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,291	97.7%
Vacant	366	2.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,445	61.8%
Renter-occupied	5,846	38.2%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached12.1%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units9.6%

20 or more units18.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,890	50.4%
1-unit, attached	1,894	12.1%
2 to 4 units	1,462	9.3%
5 to 19 units	1,501	9.6%
20 or more units	2,910	18.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5578600
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 43.1826, -89.2378