North Prairie

Population: 2,514
Median household income: $148,780
Median home value: $396,800

North Prairie, a community in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, has 2,514 residents. At $148,780, its median household income sits above Waukesha County's $104,100.

From 2019 to 2023, North Prairie's population grew 6.9% from 2,352 to 2,514, while its median home value rose 45.6% from $272,600 to $396,800.

The typical home was built around 1994. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,514
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $148,780
Median home value: $396,800
Median gross rent: $1,117
Housing units: 1,002
Homeownership rate: 94.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.3%
Unemployment rate: 0.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3522,514

Median household income

$106,688$148,780

Median home value

$272,600$396,800

Median gross rent

$850$1,117

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,352	$106,688	$272,600	$850
2020	2,542	$117,596	$295,300	$886
2021	2,450	$132,043	$342,000	$963
2022	2,485	$143,068	$371,800	$1,064
2023	2,514	$148,780	$396,800	$1,117

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 245.9%

25 to 349.6%

35 to 4418.4%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	2.5%
5 to 17	593	23.6%
18 to 24	149	5.9%
25 to 34	242	9.6%
35 to 44	462	18.4%
45 to 54	346	13.8%
55 to 64	262	10.4%
65 to 74	253	10.1%
75 and over	145	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,461	97.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	6	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	40	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.0%

High school graduate19.4%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree29.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	1.0%
High school graduate	331	19.4%
Some college or associate's	570	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	505	29.5%
Graduate or professional degree	287	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	953	71.1%
Carpooled	183	13.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	203	15.1%
Other means	1	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	235	20.7%
15 to 29 min	527	46.4%
30 to 44 min	281	24.7%
45 to 59 min	79	6.9%
60+ min	15	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 2.8% (69 of 2,502)

	Count	Share
Family households	766	83.6%
Nonfamily households	150	16.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	916	91.4%
Vacant	86	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	861	94.0%
Renter-occupied	55	6.0%

1-unit, detached89.1%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	893	89.1%
1-unit, attached	18	1.8%
2 to 4 units	55	5.5%
5 to 19 units	32	3.2%
20 or more units	4	0.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5558400
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.75 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.9409, -88.4021