Prineville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 11,917 people and six associated neighborhoods, Prineville is the 49th largest community in Oregon. Much of the housing stock in Prineville was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Prineville economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Prineville, where the median household income is $72,980.00.

A relatively large number of people in Prineville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.20% 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.

Being a small city, Prineville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, the citizens of Prineville rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.29% of adults 25 and older in Prineville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Prineville in 2022 was $34,120, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,480 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 11.77% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Prineville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Prineville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.