Pleasant Prairie, WI real estate and demographic information

About Pleasant Prairie

Pleasant Prairie is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 19,822 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Pleasant Prairie is the 39th largest community in Wisconsin.

Pleasant Prairie real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Pleasant Prairie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Unlike some villages, Pleasant Prairie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pleasant Prairie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pleasant Prairie is a village of sales and office workers, professionals and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Prairie who work in office and administrative support (15.37%), sales jobs (13.74%) and management occupations (11.52%).

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

In addition, Pleasant Prairie is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Pleasant Prairie is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Pleasant Prairie really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Pleasant Prairie perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Pleasant Prairie Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Pleasant Prairie citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.93% of adults in Pleasant Prairie have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Pleasant Prairie in 2010 was $32,550, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $130,200 for a family of four.

The people who call Pleasant Prairie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Prairie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Prairie include German, Italian, Irish, Polish, English and French.

The most common language spoken in Pleasant Prairie is English. Some people also speak Spanish.