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Wisconsin · Census place 65050

Prairie du Chien city, WI

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Prairie du Chien city has 5,471 residents, ranking #147 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $52,670, the median home is worth $152,100 and median gross rent runs $840 a month.

Population
5,471Prairie du Chien city residents
Median household income
$52,670Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$152,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$840Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
45.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
64.1%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Prairie du Chien city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Prairie du Chien city median would spend about 19.1% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 14.7% of residents and 64.1% 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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