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Prairie City is a Census city of 615 people across 0.99 square miles of land, in Grant County. Median household income is $47,311, 84.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prairie City
What Prairie City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land620 plus or minus 175
- County holding the largest share of its areaGrant 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 City
How many people live in Prairie City
- Population615 plus or minus 174
- Median age49.9 plus or minus 15.7
- Population under 1892 plus or minus 45
- Share under 1815.0 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Population 65 and over211 plus or minus 94
- Share 65 and over34.3 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Households339 plus or minus 110
- Family households121 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families35.7 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie City
Income and work in Prairie City
- Median household income$47,311 plus or minus $21,073
- Per capita income$35,433 plus or minus $9,277
- Civilian labor force233 plus or minus 77
- Employed221 plus or minus 74
- Unemployed12 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate5.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over494 plus or minus 133
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.0 percent plus or minus 35.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.5 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Prairie City
- Housing units423 plus or minus 118
- Occupied units339 plus or minus 110
- Vacant units84 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate19.9 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Owner occupied287 plus or minus 102
- Renter occupied52 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate84.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$205,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$916 plus or minus $673
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.2 percent plus or minus 20.0
- Single family units369 plus or minus 114
- Share single family87.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 25
- Share in buildings of two or more5.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Mobile homes31 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Prairie City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute195 plus or minus 66
- Commuting under 15 minutes105 plus or minus 51
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.8 percent plus or minus 19.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more0
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more0.0 percent
- Drove alone75.1 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked13.1 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Worked from home11.8 percent plus or minus 8.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prairie City
Flood risk in Prairie City
- NFIP communityCity of Prairie City
- NFIP community number410082
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/17/88
The City of Prairie City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 410082 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.
Grant County, not Prairie City
Grant County context, not Prairie City figures
- Establishments in Grant County207
- Covered employment, Grant County2,498
- Average annual pay, Grant County$54,057
- Housing units permitted, Grant County9
Every figure in this section is published for Grant County as a whole and is not a measurement of Prairie City.
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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What this page does not hold.
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 City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prairie City, Oregon?
615, in 339 households. Prairie City city covers 0.99 square miles of land, which is 620 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prairie City in?
Grant 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 City?
$47,311. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $205,900. Median gross rent is $916 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Prairie City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Prairie City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Prairie City, city of, community 410082, 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 City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Grant 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 City.
Is zoning published for Prairie City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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