Pleasant Prairie is a medium-sized village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 21,840 people and four associated neighborhoods, Pleasant Prairie is the 38th largest community in Wisconsin. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pleasant Prairie, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pleasant Prairie, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pleasant Prairie’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pleasant Prairie does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $99,635.00. Pleasant Prairie real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Pleasant Prairie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Pleasant Prairie is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Pleasant Prairie is a village of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Pleasant Prairie who work in management occupations (12.17%), sales jobs (10.30%), and office and administrative support (9.47%). Also of interest is that Pleasant Prairie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Pleasant Prairie telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 citizens of Pleasant Prairie are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.36% of adults in Pleasant Prairie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Pleasant Prairie in 2022 was $47,057, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $188,228 for a family of four. Pleasant Prairie is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Pleasant Prairie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pleasant Prairie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pleasant Prairie include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Pleasant Prairie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
