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Prairie Grove, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Prairie Grove is a Census village of 2,165 people across 6.05 square miles of land, in McHenry County. Median household income is $141,389, 96.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prairie Grove
What Prairie Grove is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area6.05 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land358
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcHenry County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie Grove
How many people live in Prairie Grove
- Population2,165
- Median age40.7
- Population under 18524 plus or minus 128
- Share under 1824.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Population 65 and over329 plus or minus 75
- Share 65 and over15.2 percent
- Households736
- Family households623
- Share of households that are families84.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie Grove
Income and work in Prairie Grove
- Median household income$141,389
- Per capita income$68,327 plus or minus $15,584
- Civilian labor force1,175
- Employed1,137
- Unemployed38 plus or minus 28
- Unemployment rate3.2 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over1,470
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher60.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie Grove
Housing in Prairie Grove
- Housing units764
- Occupied units736
- Vacant units28 plus or minus 25
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Owner occupied708
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 18
- Ownership rate96.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$467,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,917 plus or minus $540
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Single family units746
- Share single family97.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18 plus or minus 18
- Share in buildings of two or more2.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2001
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie Grove
How Prairie Grove gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute824
- Commuting under 15 minutes152 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.4 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more452 plus or minus 96
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more54.9 percent
- Drove alone68.6 percent
- Carpooled0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Public transport4.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home26.3 percent plus or minus 6.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie Grove
Flood risk in Prairie Grove
- NFIP communityVillage of Prairie Grove
- NFIP community number170975
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/16/06
The Village of Prairie Grove participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170975 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
McHenry County, not Prairie Grove
McHenry County context, not Prairie Grove figures
- Establishments in McHenry County8,140
- Covered employment, McHenry County96,922
- Average annual pay, McHenry County$55,107
- Housing units permitted, McHenry County1,565
Every figure in this section is published for McHenry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Prairie Grove.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Prairie Grove questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prairie Grove, Illinois?
2,165, in 736 households. Prairie Grove village covers 6.05 square miles of land, which is 358 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prairie Grove in?
McHenry County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Prairie Grove?
$141,389. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $467,600. Median gross rent is $1,917 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Prairie Grove in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Prairie Grove appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Prairie Grove, village of, community 170975, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Prairie Grove figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McHenry County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Prairie Grove.
Is zoning published for Prairie Grove?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.