Pleasant Prairie, WI

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2021 Population

21,193

1.07% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ARon Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

43.4

1.4% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$91,272

5.24% 1-year decline

2021 Median Property Value

$275,500

10.7% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Pleasant Prairie, WI had a population of 21.2k people with a median age of 43.4 and a median household income of $91,272. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Pleasant Prairie, WI grew from 20,969 to 21,193, a 1.07% increase and its median household income declined from $96,323 to $91,272, a −5.24% decrease.

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None of the households in Pleasant Prairie, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2021, the median property value in Pleasant Prairie, WI was $275,500, and the homeownership rate was 80.5%.

Most people in Pleasant Prairie, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.9 minutes. The average car ownership in Pleasant Prairie, WI was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Pleasant Prairie, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

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Hispanic Population

N/A people

N/A% of the people in Pleasant Prairie, WI are hispanic (N/A people).

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

Foreign-Born Population

6.34%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

1.34k people

6.85%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

1.44k people

As of 2021, 6.34% of Pleasant Prairie, WI residents (1.34k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pleasant Prairie, WI was 6.85%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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
319 ± 198
Gulf War (2001-)
188 ± 109
Gulf War (1990s)
180 ± 102

Pleasant Prairie, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Pleasant Prairie, WI employs 10.7k people. The largest industries in Pleasant Prairie, WI are Manufacturing (2,138 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,426 people), and Educational Services (1,376 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($120,089), Information ($99,750), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,085).

Employment

Occupations

10.7k

2021 Value

± 860

−4.56%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Pleasant Prairie, WI declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 11.2k employees to 10.7k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pleasant Prairie, WI, are Management Occupations (1,281 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,063 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (995 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pleasant Prairie, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

10.7k

2021 Value

± 860

−4.56%

1 Year decline

± 11.6%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Pleasant Prairie, WI declined at a rate of −4.56%, from 11.2k employees to 10.7k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pleasant Prairie, WI, are Manufacturing (2,138 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,426 people), and Educational Services (1,376 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

$58,777

Median earning men ± $7,032

$43,540

Median earning women ± $5,260

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Information ($153,917), Wholesale Trade ($91,042), and Public Administration ($85,519).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,441), Manufacturing ($82,392), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($63,036).

Employment by Industry Sector

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The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Wisconsin to other states, or from other states to Wisconsin.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Wisconsin product (by dollars) was Other foodstuffs with $43.6B, followed by Mixed freight ($37.7B) and Machinery ($34.3B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Wisconsin products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$348B

2020 Value in Wisconsin

$614B

Projected 2050 Value in Wisconsin

76.2% growth

In 2020, total outbound Wisconsin trade was $348B. This is expected to increase 76.2% to $614B by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Wisconsin trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Wisconsin to other states, or from other states to Wisconsin.

Most Common Trade Partners

Illinois
$35.8B
Minnesota
$17.7B
Michigan
$15.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Wisconsin domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Illinois with $35.8B, followed by Minnesota with $17.7B and Michigan and $15.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Wisconsin shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

N/ARon Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ATammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 0.664% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.589% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (1.4M), Some college (1.03M), and Bachelors Degree (900k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pleasant Prairie, WI was $275,500 in 2021, which is 1.12 times larger than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $248,800 to $275,500, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Pleasant Prairie, WI is 80.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Pleasant Prairie, WI have an average commute time of 25.9 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.

Property

$275,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$19,284

$6,583

Median Property Taxes

±$641

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

80.5%

Homeownership

2021

69.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 80.5% of the housing units in Pleasant Prairie, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the places in Pleasant Prairie, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$91,272

Median Household Income

± $7,061

8.18k

Number of Households

± 745

In 2021, the median household income of the 8.18k households in Pleasant Prairie, WI declined from $91,272 from the previous year's value of $96,323.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.443

2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.445

2020 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2021, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.429% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2021

Drove Alone (81.4%)
Carpooled (10.2%)
Worked At Home (6.67%)

In 2021, 81.4% of workers in Pleasant Prairie, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.2%) and those who worked at home (6.67%).

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

25.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pleasant Prairie, WI have a shorter commute time (25.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, N/A% 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

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pleasant Prairie, WI (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males < 5 and then Males 55 - 64.

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

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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

96.2% of the population of Pleasant Prairie, WI has health coverage, with 59.2% on employee plans, 7.76% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 15% on non-group plans, and 0.983% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Kenosha County, WI see 2174 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.45% increase from the previous year (2143 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1463 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 768 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,174 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Kenosha County, WI

Primary care physicians in Kenosha County, WI see an average of 2,174 patients per year. This represents a 1.45% increase from the previous year (2,143 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Kenosha County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.3% under 18 years, 18.4% between 18 and 34 years, 41.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.83%

Uninsured

59.2%

Employer Coverage

7.76%

Medicaid

13.3%

Medicare

15%

Non-Group

0.983%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pleasant Prairie, WI grew by 16.4% from 3.29% to 3.83%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Pleasant Prairie, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.