Prairie Village is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 22,040 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Prairie Village is the 17th largest community in Kansas.

Prairie Village is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.94% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Prairie Village is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Prairie Village who work in sales jobs (17.33%), office and administrative support jobs (13.73%), and management occupations (12.57%).

Of important note, Prairie Village is also a city of artists. Prairie Village has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Prairie Village's character.

Also of interest is that Prairie Village has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Prairie Village, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Prairie Village is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Prairie Village is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Prairie Village a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Prairie Village has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Prairie Village's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Prairie Village is a very car-oriented city. This is because most people - 98.2% - drive by car to work every day, and few people choose alternative modes of transportation, such as public transit, cycling, or walking. In general, car-oriented communities have a layout that emphasizes streets, highways, and ease of parking, and sometimes this can be to the detriment of human-scale priorities such as walkability alongside roads, and public spaces. For example, strip malls are something you will find in Prairie Village.

Prairie Village Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Prairie Village, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Prairie Village is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 59.35% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Prairie Village in 2000 was $34,677, which is wealthy relative to Kansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $138,708 for a family of four. However, Prairie Village contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Prairie Village home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Prairie Village is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Prairie Village include German, Irish, English, Scottish, Italian, Scotch-Irish, French, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Prairie Village is English.