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Moving to North Prairie, Wisconsin

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Population: 1,571. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,938 (+23.4% change)
Males: 782 (49.8%), Females: 789 (50.2%)

Waukesha County

Zip code: 53153

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $67,596
Median house value: $149,700

Population by Race

Races in North Prairie:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (57.9%), Polish (16.6%), Irish (11.8%), English (10.5%), Norwegian (5.8%), French (5.5%).

Elevation: 950 feet

Land area: 2.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in North Prairie

  • High school or higher: 93.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in North Prairie village

  • Never married: 23.9%
  • Now married: 63.7%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 8.9%

1.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +189 (+13.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near North Prairie:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to North Prairie:

  • GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 36 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
  • KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 42 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
  • ROCK CO (about 49 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; Abbreviation: JVL)

Other public-use airports nearest to North Prairie:

  • EAST TROY MUNI (about 11 miles; EAST TROY, WI; Abbreviation: 57C)
  • PALMYRA MUNI (about 14 miles; PALMYRA, WI; Abbreviation: 88C)
  • WAUKESHA COUNTY (about 14 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Abbreviation: UES)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Prairie:

  • WAUKESHA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PEWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,465)
  • CARROLL COLLEGE (about 15 miles; WAUKESHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,332)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER (about 25 miles; WHITEWATER, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,493)
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 32 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
  • MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
  • MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,048)
  • CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 35 miles; MEQUON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,654)

Public primary/middle school in North Prairie:

  • PRAIRIE VIEW EL (Students: 438; Location: W330S6473 HIGHWAY E; Grades: PK – 06)

Private primary/middle school in North Prairie:

  • ST JOHN LUTHERAN PRE-SCHOOL (Students: 86; Location: 312 N MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

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