Oregon · Census place 59650
Prairie City city, OR
Quick answer
Prairie City city has 739 residents, ranking #253 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $49,702, the median home is worth $186,400 and median gross rent runs $853 a month.
- Population
- 739Prairie City city residents
- Median household income
- $49,702Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $186,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $853Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 49.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 86.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Prairie City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Prairie City city median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 15.3% of residents and 86.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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