Prescott

Population: 4,376
Median household income: $82,730
Median home value: $282,100

Prescott is a community in Pierce County, Wisconsin, home to 4,376 residents. At $82,730, its median household income sits below Pierce County's $88,802.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prescott's population grew 2.8% from 4,258 to 4,376, while its median home value rose 51.3% from $186,500 to $282,100.

70.5% of workers drive to work alone. 61.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,376
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $82,730
Median home value: $282,100
Median gross rent: $1,284
Housing units: 2,088
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2584,376

Median household income

$75,603$82,730

Median home value

$186,500$282,100

Median gross rent

$958$1,284

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,258	$75,603	$186,500	$958
2020	4,278	$67,491	$194,100	$991
2021	4,348	$69,346	$204,600	$1,075
2022	4,343	$74,195	$246,100	$1,258
2023	4,376	$82,730	$282,100	$1,284

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

Age distribution

Under 57.2%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.8%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	7.2%
5 to 17	596	13.6%
18 to 24	295	6.7%
25 to 34	723	16.5%
35 to 44	514	11.7%
45 to 54	441	10.1%
55 to 64	639	14.6%
65 to 74	516	11.8%
75 and over	335	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,761	85.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	128	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	53	1.2%
Two or more races	216	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	218	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree20.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	195	6.2%
High school graduate	1,092	34.5%
Some college or associate's	918	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	647	20.4%
Graduate or professional degree	316	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone70.5%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,531	70.5%
Carpooled	165	7.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	110	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	341	15.7%
Other means	24	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	513	28.0%
15 to 29 min	674	36.8%
30 to 44 min	434	23.7%
45 to 59 min	158	8.6%
60+ min	51	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.29
Poverty rate: 2.2% (97 of 4,341)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,176	62.3%
Nonfamily households	713	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,889	90.5%
Vacant	199	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,344	71.1%
Renter-occupied	545	28.9%

1-unit, detached61.9%

1-unit, attached4.7%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units12.3%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,293	61.9%
1-unit, attached	99	4.7%
2 to 4 units	321	15.4%
5 to 19 units	257	12.3%
20 or more units	31	1.5%
Mobile home & other	87	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5565375
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.83 sq mi
Water area: 0.37 sq mi
Center point: 44.7534, -92.7890