Prescott is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 225 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prescott is the 640th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Prescott is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Prescott is a village of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Prescott who work in office and administrative support (14.29%), sales jobs (13.19%), and healthcare suport services (12.09%). Of important note, Prescott is also a village of artists. Prescott has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Prescott’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.79% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Prescott has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Prescott has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Prescott than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Prescott may be for you. Prescott is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.Prescott ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 3.63% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Prescott in 2022 was $19,776, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $79,104 for a family of four. Prescott is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Prescott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prescott residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Prescott include English, German, Italian, Polish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Prescott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
