Prescott is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 301 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Prescott is the 610th largest community in Michigan.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Prescott is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 41.3% of the Prescott workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Prescott is a village of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Prescott who work in teaching (13.76%), sales jobs (11.01%), and management occupations (9.17%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 9.17% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Prescott, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 33.84 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small village, Prescott doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Prescott Information and Demographics

In Prescott, just 8.67% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Prescott in 2000 was $11,014, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $44,056 for a family of four.

The people who call Prescott home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Prescott is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Prescott include German, English, Irish, Italian, French, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Prescott is English.