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. Pleasant Prairie has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Pleasant Prairie, where the median household income is $99,635.00.Unlike some villages, Pleasant Prairie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Pleasant Prairie are a mix 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 education level of Pleasant Prairie citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
