Pleasant Prairie is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 21,818 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Prairie is the 38th largest community in Wisconsin. Much of the housing stock in Pleasant Prairie was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Pleasant Prairie economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Pleasant Prairie, where the median household income is $103,903.00. 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 where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pleasant Prairie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pleasant Prairie is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Prairie who work in management occupations (13.16%), sales jobs (10.57%), and office and administrative support (8.50%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Pleasant Prairie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.52% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The population of Pleasant Prairie is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.85% of adults in Pleasant Prairie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Pleasant Prairie in 2022 was $48,680, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $194,720 for a family of four. Pleasant Prairie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. 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 Asian. Pleasant Prairie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Prairie include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pleasant Prairie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
