It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Prairie du Chien 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. Prairie du Chien has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Prairie du Chien than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Prairie du Chien may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.41 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Prairie du Chien with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.05% of adults in Prairie du Chien have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Prairie du Chien in 2022 was $30,093, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,372 for a family of four. However, Prairie du Chien contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Prairie du Chien home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prairie du Chien residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Prairie du Chien include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Prairie du Chien is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
