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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Prairie Du Chien is $21,863, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Prairie Du Chien median household income is $37,150, which has grown by 9.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 20.43% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Prairie Du Chien residents spend 13.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #487

Prairie Du Chien, WI	21,863 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Prairie Du Chien, WI	21,885 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Prairie Du Chien, WI	24,905 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Prairie Du Chien, WI	19,884 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #606

Prairie Du Chien, WI	37,150 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Prairie Du Chien, WI	49,628 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #483

Prairie Du Chien, WI	9.14%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Prairie Du Chien, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.95%	$4,508, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.20%	$16,248, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.05%	$1,292, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.42%	$16,261, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Prairie Du Chien, WI	54,342 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Prairie Du Chien, WI	67,424 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Prairie Du Chien, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$37,150, see rank	$55,187	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Prairie Du Chien, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$11,384, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,385, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,500, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$26,520, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Prairie Du Chien, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,811, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	2,444, 50.80%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,222, 50.00%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,222, 50.00%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,176, 96.24%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	46, 3.76%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,222, 50.00%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	2,367, 49.20%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,501, 63.41%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,501, 63.41%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,371, 91.34%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	130, 8.66%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	866, 36.59%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Prairie Du Chien, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,478, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,046, 82.57%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	197, 7.95%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10, 0.40%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	121, 4.88%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	41, 1.65%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	63, 2.54%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Prairie Du Chien, WI	13.5 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Prairie Du Chien, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,547	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	1,176, 46.17%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	208, 17.69%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	215, 18.28%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	209, 17.77%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 2.64%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	83, 7.06%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	396, 33.67%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	1,371, 53.83%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	329, 24.00%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	414, 30.20%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	391, 28.52%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 0.80%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	226, 16.48%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Prairie Du Chien, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,547, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	44, 1.73%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	113, 4.44%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	344, 13.51%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	69, 2.71%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	535, 21.01%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	148, 5.81%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	63, 2.47%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	146, 5.73%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	614, 24.11%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	270, 10.60%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	153, 6.01%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	48, 1.88%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Prairie Du Chien, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	766	14.76%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	125	9.38%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.