Prairie du Sac is a very small village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 4,399 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prairie du Sac is the 180th largest community in Wisconsin. Prairie du Sac real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Prairie du Sac house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Prairie du Sac is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Prairie du Sac is a village of professionals, managers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Prairie du Sac who work in teaching (9.26%), healthcare (8.52%), and business and financial occupations (8.20%). Also of interest is that Prairie du Sac has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.89% 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. Being a small village, Prairie du Sac does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Prairie du Sac are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.79% of adults in Prairie du Sac have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Prairie du Sac in 2022 was $41,027, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $164,108 for a family of four. However, Prairie du Sac contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Prairie du Sac home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prairie du Sac residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Prairie du Sac include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Eastern European. The most common language spoken in Prairie du Sac is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
