Pleasant Prairie, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

21,669

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

44.4

0.452% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

7.05%

0.0327% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$103,902

0.000962% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Pleasant Prairie, WI is home to a population of 21.7k people, from which 97.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.06% of Pleasant Prairie, WI residents were born outside of the country (1.75k people).

In 2024, there were 13.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (16.6k people) in Pleasant Prairie, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.21k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 780 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.7% of Pleasant Prairie, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pleasant Prairie, WI was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pleasant Prairie, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pleasant Prairie, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
16.6k ± 778
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.21k ± 400
White (Hispanic)
780 ± 353

12.5%

Hispanic Population

2.7k people

12.5% of the people in Pleasant Prairie, WI are hispanic (2.7k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Pleasant Prairie, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

8.06%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.75k people

7.76%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.67k people

As of 2024, 8.06% of Pleasant Prairie, WI residents (1.75k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pleasant Prairie, WI was 7.76%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Pleasant Prairie, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
349 ± 179
Gulf War (1990s)
248 ± 145
Gulf War (2001-)
210 ± 92

Pleasant Prairie, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.41 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Economy

The economy of Pleasant Prairie, WI employs 11k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pleasant Prairie, WI were Manufacturing (2,090 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,616 people), and Retail Trade (1,285 people), and the highest paying industries were Management of Companies & Enterprises ($137,656), Manufacturing ($99,813), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,979).

Employment

Occupations

11k

2024 Value

± 896

0.218%

1 Year growth

± 11.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Prairie, WI grew at a rate of 0.218%, from 11k employees to 11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasant Prairie, WI, are Management Occupations (1,589 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,016 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (890 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

11k

2024 Value

± 896

0.218%

1 Year growth

± 11.3%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pleasant Prairie, WI grew at a rate of 0.218%, from 11k employees to 11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasant Prairie, WI, are Manufacturing (2,090 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,616 people), and Retail Trade (1,285 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pleasant Prairie, WI, though some of these residents may live in Pleasant Prairie, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$66,828

Median earning men ± $6,457

$54,299

Median earning women ± $3,941

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($100,056), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($98,369), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,729).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($99,712), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,513), and Wholesale Trade ($64,717).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pleasant Prairie, WI was $360,400 in 2024, which is 1.08 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $336,300 to $360,400, a 7.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Pleasant Prairie, WI is 73.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pleasant Prairie, WI have an average commute time of 24.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pleasant Prairie, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$360,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,987

$6,529

Median Property Taxes

±$617

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Pleasant Prairie, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Pleasant Prairie, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

73.5%

Homeownership

2024

63.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.5% of the housing units in Pleasant Prairie, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Pleasant Prairie, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$103,902

Median Household Income

± $6,180

8.88k

Number of Households

± 794

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.88k households in Pleasant Prairie, WI declined from $103,902 from the previous year's value of $103,903.

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Prairie, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pleasant Prairie, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Worked At Home (13.1%)
Carpooled (4.63%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Pleasant Prairie, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.1%) and those who carpooled to work (4.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasant Prairie, WI have a shorter commute time (24.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.33% of the workforce in Pleasant Prairie, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Pleasant Prairie, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Pleasant Prairie, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Pleasant Prairie, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

7.05% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasant Prairie, WI (1.52k out of 21.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pleasant Prairie, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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