Prescott is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 226 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prescott is the 640th largest community in Michigan.Unlike some villages, Prescott isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Prescott are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Prescott is a village of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Prescott who work in healthcare suport services (14.66%), architecture and engineering (10.34%), and healthcare (9.48%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.21% 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. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Prescott has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Prescott a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Prescott is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Prescott, the average commute to work is 32.01 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. For a small village, Prescott has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Prescott exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The population of Prescott has a very low overall level of education: only 8.02% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Prescott in 2022 was $19,052, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,208 for a family of four. However, Prescott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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.
