Prescott, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

4,503

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.5

6.68% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.5%

415% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$74,412

10.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$306,900

Population & Diversity

Prescott, WI is home to a population of 4.5k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.66% of Prescott, WI residents were born outside of the country (210 people).

In 2024, there were 18 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.71k people) in Prescott, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 206 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 134 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Prescott, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Prescott, WI was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prescott, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.71k ± 286
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
206 ± 119
Other (Hispanic)
134 ± 130

5.66%

Hispanic Population

255 people

5.66% of the people in Prescott, WI are hispanic (255 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Prescott, 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

4.66%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

210 people

2.19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

96 people

As of 2024, 4.66% of Prescott, WI residents (210 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 Prescott, WI was 2.19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
89 ± 81
Vietnam
76 ± 54
Korea
20 ± 32

Prescott, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.17 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Prescott, WI employs 2.39k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Prescott, WI were Health Care & Social Assistance (447 people), Construction (310 people), and Manufacturing (291 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($90,288), Other Services Except Public Administration ($69,850), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($65,875).

Employment

Occupations

2.39k

2024 Value

± 420

−0.79%

1 Year decline

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prescott, WI declined at a rate of −0.79%, from 2.41k employees to 2.39k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prescott, WI, are Management Occupations (250 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (250 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (240 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prescott, 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

2.39k

2024 Value

± 420

−0.79%

1 Year decline

± 24%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prescott, WI declined at a rate of −0.79%, from 2.41k employees to 2.39k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prescott, WI, are Health Care & Social Assistance (447 people), Construction (310 people), and Manufacturing (291 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prescott, WI, though some of these residents may live in Prescott, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,700

Median earning men ± $5,903

$48,076

Median earning women ± $30,653

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,026), Manufacturing ($80,430), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($66,000).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($95,625), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,806), and Retail Trade ($48,287).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prescott, WI was $306,900 in 2024, which is 0.922 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,100 to $306,900, a 8.79% increase. The homeownership rate in Prescott, WI is 62.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Prescott, WI have an average commute time of 22.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prescott, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$306,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$21,844

$1,299

Median Property Taxes

±$239

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 Prescott, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

62.6%

Homeownership

2024

50.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 62.6% of the housing units in Prescott, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prescott, 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.

$74,412

Median Household Income

± $10,449

2.08k

Number of Households

± 356

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.08k households in Prescott, WI declined from $74,412 from the previous year's value of $82,730.

The following chart displays the households in Prescott, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prescott, 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 (69.9%)
Worked At Home (18.3%)
Walked (5.62%)

In 2024, 69.9% of workers in Prescott, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (18.3%) and those who walked to work (5.62%).

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

22.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prescott, WI have a shorter commute time (22.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Prescott, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prescott, WI (514 out of 4.47k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prescott, WI is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

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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