Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Prineville is worth considering.
The percentage of adults in Prineville who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.64% of the adults in Prineville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Prineville in 2018 was $29,991, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,964 for a family of four. However, Prineville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Prineville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Prineville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prineville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Prineville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Prineville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Prineville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
