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Sun Prairie, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
Sun Prairie is a Census city of 37,570 people across 13.09 square miles of land, in Dane County. Median household income is $90,942, 60.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 53 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $28.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sun Prairie
What Sun Prairie is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.09 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,869
- County holding the largest share of its areaDane 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.
Sun Prairie
How many people live in Sun Prairie
- Population37,570
- Median age36.7
- Population under 189,579
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over5,317
- Share 65 and over14.2 percent
- Households15,887
- Family households9,700
- Share of households that are families61.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sun Prairie
Income and work in Sun Prairie
- Median household income$90,942
- Per capita income$47,609
- Civilian labor force21,098
- Employed20,606
- Unemployed492 plus or minus 177
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Adults 25 and over25,333
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher50.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sun Prairie
Housing in Sun Prairie
- Housing units16,195
- Occupied units15,887
- Vacant units308 plus or minus 185
- Vacancy rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Owner occupied9,665
- Renter occupied6,222
- Ownership rate60.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$365,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,419
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent
- Single family units10,025
- Share single family61.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more6,170
- Share in buildings of two or more38.1 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1999
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Sun Prairie gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute16,419
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,120
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,094
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.0 percent
- Drove alone71.2 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Public transport0.5 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home19.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sun Prairie
SBA loans in Sun Prairie (7(a))
- Approvals53
- Gross approval$28,214,018
- Average approval$532,340
- Median approval$265,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,400,000
- Largest approval$3,028,500
- Jobs supported739
- Jobs per approval13.9
- Loans with a final outcome13
- Paid in full12
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more9.4 percent
- Share to franchises20.8 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Prairie, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sun Prairie
SBA loans in Sun Prairie (504)
- Approvals28
- Gross approval$25,836,000
- Average approval$922,714
- Median approval$459,000
- Largest approval$5,500,000
- Jobs supported252
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Prairie, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 10 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sun Prairie
Flood risk in Sun Prairie
- NFIP communityCity of Sun Prairie
- NFIP community number550573
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/09/25
The City of Sun Prairie participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 550573 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.
Dane County, not Sun Prairie
Dane County context, not Sun Prairie figures
- Establishments in Dane County14,765
- Covered employment, Dane County359,249
- Average annual pay, Dane County$74,481
- Housing units permitted, Dane County5,477
Every figure in this section is published for Dane County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sun Prairie.
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
Sun Prairie questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin?
37,570, in 15,887 households. Sun Prairie city covers 13.09 square miles of land, which is 2,869 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sun Prairie in?
Dane 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 Sun Prairie?
$90,942. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $365,700. Median gross rent is $1,419 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sun Prairie businesses?
53 7(a) approvals totaling $28.2 m since FY2020, across 23 lenders, median approval $265,000, plus 28 504 approvals worth $25.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sun Prairie, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sun Prairie borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sun Prairie. Only 13 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Sun Prairie in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sun Prairie appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sun Prairie, city of, community 550573, 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 Sun Prairie figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Dane 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 Sun Prairie.
Is zoning published for Sun Prairie?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.