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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Prineville, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Prineville, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Prineville’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Prineville does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $72,980.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The percentage of adults in Prineville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.29% of adults in Prineville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

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.