Language Spoken At Home in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,141 | 100% |
English only | 1,083 | 94.9% |
Language other than English | 58 | 5.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 5 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 53 | 4.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 11 | 1.0% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,193 | 100% |
American | 146 | 12.2% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 3 | 0.3% |
Danish | 9 | 0.8% |
Dutch | 36 | 3.0% |
English | 129 | 10.8% |
French (except Basque) | 21 | 1.8% |
French Canadian | 9 | 0.8% |
German | 426 | 35.7% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 0 | 0.0% |
Irish | 97 | 8.1% |
Italian | 9 | 0.8% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 213 | 17.9% |
Polish | 24 | 2.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 21 | 1.8% |
Scotch-Irish | 7 | 0.6% |
Scottish | 65 | 5.4% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 54 | 4.5% |
Swiss | 2 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 48 | 4.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 524 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 355 | 67.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 90 | 17.2% |
Married-couple family | 321 | 61.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 67 | 12.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 7 | 1.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 4 | 0.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 27 | 5.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 19 | 3.6% |
Nonfamily households | 169 | 32.3% |
Householder living alone | 163 | 31.1% |
65 years and over | 99 | 18.9% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 96 | 18.3% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 243 | 46.4% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,169 | 100% |
Householder | 524 | 44.8% |
Spouse | 313 | 26.8% |
Child | 270 | 23.1% |
Other relatives | 17 | 1.5% |
Nonrelatives | 45 | 3.8% |
Unmarried partner | 12 | 1.0% |
Marital Status in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 538 | 100% |
Never married | 122 | 22.7% |
Now married, except separated | 328 | 61.0% |
Separated | 0 | 0.0% |
Widowed | 33 | 6.1% |
Divorced | 55 | 10.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 512 | 100% |
Never married | 61 | 11.9% |
Now married, except separated | 350 | 68.4% |
Separated | 5 | 1.0% |
Widowed | 61 | 11.9% |
Divorced | 35 | 6.8% |
Fertility in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 0 | 0% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 0 | 0% |
Grandparents in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 13 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 13 | 100.0% |
Less than 1 year | 13 | 100.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 13 | 100% |
Who are female | 6 | 46.2% |
Who are married | 13 | 100.0% |
School Enrollment in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 164 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 0 | 0.0% |
Kindergarten | 14 | 8.5% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 63 | 38.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 64 | 39.0% |
College or graduate school | 23 | 14.0% |
Educational Attainment in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 935 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 74 | 7.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 78 | 8.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 317 | 33.9% |
Some college, no degree | 203 | 21.7% |
Associate's degree | 98 | 10.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 115 | 12.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 50 | 5.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.6% |
Veteran Status in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,007 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 161 | 16.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,174 | 100% |
With a disability | 226 | 19.3% |
Under 18 years | 186 | 100% |
With a disability | 10 | 5.4% |
18 to 64 years | 657 | 100% |
With a disability | 67 | 10.2% |
65 years and over | 331 | 100% |
With a disability | 149 | 45.0% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,176 | 100% |
Same house | 1,097 | 93.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 79 | 6.7% |
Same county | 11 | 0.9% |
Different county | 68 | 5.8% |
Same state | 63 | 5.4% |
Different state | 5 | 0.4% |
Abroad | 0 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,193 | 100% |
Native | 1,173 | 98.3% |
Born in United States | 1,173 | 98.3% |
State of residence | 767 | 64.3% |
Different state | 406 | 34.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 0 | 0.0% |
Foreign born | 20 | 1.7% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 20 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 12 | 60.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 8 | 40.0% |
Year of Entry in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 20 | 100% |
Native | 0 | 0% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0% |
Entered before 2010 | 0 | 0% |
Foreign born | 20 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 20 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Prairie County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 20 | 100% |
Europe | 12 | 60.0% |
Asia | 5 | 25.0% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 0 | 0.0% |
Northern America | 3 | 15.0% |