Prairie Village, KS

Census Place

2024 Population

22,874

US Senator

Jerry Moran

Republican Party

US Senator

Roger Marshall

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.94% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.7%

2.33% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$113,530

5.45% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Prairie Village, KS is home to a population of 22.9k people, from which 99.5% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.74% of Prairie Village, KS residents were born outside of the country (626 people).

In 2024, there were 29.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (20.3k people) in Prairie Village, KS than any other race or ethnicity. There were 695 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 636 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%

2024 Citizenship

99.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Prairie Village, KS residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Prairie Village, KS was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prairie Village, KS

White (Non-Hispanic)
20.3k ± 476
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
695 ± 264
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
636 ± 329

4.74%

Hispanic Population

1.08k people

4.74% of the people in Prairie Village, KS are hispanic (1.08k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Prairie Village, KS 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 Kansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
84,373 ± 7,029 people
India
14,412 ± 2,940 people
Vietnam
10,201 ± 2,475 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Kansas was Mexico, the natal country of 84,373 Kansas residents, followed by India with 14,412 and Vietnam with 10,201.

Foreign-Born Population

2.74%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

626 people

3.31%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

760 people

As of 2024, 2.74% of Prairie Village, KS residents (626 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 Prairie Village, KS was 3.31%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
384 ± 126
Gulf War (1990s)
203 ± 116
Korea
160 ± 166

Prairie Village, KS has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.89 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Prairie Village, KS.

Economy

The economy of Prairie Village, KS employs 11.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Prairie Village, KS were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,237 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,663 people), and Educational Services (1,205 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,189), Utilities ($124,271), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,481).

Employment

Occupations

11.9k

2024 Value

± 779

−2.5%

1 Year decline

± 9.39%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prairie Village, KS declined at a rate of −2.5%, from 12.2k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prairie Village, KS, are Management Occupations (2,511 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,603 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (1,486 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prairie Village, KS.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Kansas (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

11.9k

2024 Value

± 779

−2.5%

1 Year decline

± 9.39%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prairie Village, KS declined at a rate of −2.5%, from 12.2k employees to 11.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prairie Village, KS, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (2,237 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,663 people), and Educational Services (1,205 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prairie Village, KS, though some of these residents may live in Prairie Village, KS and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$86,688

Median earning men ± $8,734

$65,833

Median earning women ± $4,596

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($164,423), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($122,973), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,536).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($121,250), Information ($97,273), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($91,103).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prairie Village, KS was $435,700 in 2024, which is 1.31 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $402,600 to $435,700, a 8.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Prairie Village, KS is 77%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Prairie Village, KS have an average commute time of 19.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prairie Village, KS is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$435,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,337

$7,672

Median Property Taxes

±$506

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 Prairie Village, KS the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

77%

Homeownership

2024

63.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 77% of the housing units in Prairie Village, KS were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 74.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prairie Village, KS 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.

$113,530

Median Household Income

± $11,377

9.97k

Number of Households

± 666

In 2024, the median household income of the 9.97k households in Prairie Village, KS grew to $113,530 from the previous year's value of $107,664.

The following chart displays the households in Prairie Village, KS 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 $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prairie Village, KS is from Kansas.

0.459

2024 Wage GINI in Kansas

0.458

2023 Wage GINI in Kansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Kansas was 0.459 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.185% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Kansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Kansas in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (69.4%)
Worked At Home (26.7%)
Carpooled (2.54%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in Prairie Village, KS drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.7%) and those who carpooled to work (2.54%).

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

19.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prairie Village, KS have a shorter commute time (19.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.18% of the workforce in Prairie Village, KS have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prairie Village, KS (1.28k out of 22.5k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prairie Village, KS is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

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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