Star Prairie is a tiny village located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 665 people and two associated neighborhoods, Star Prairie is the 420th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some villages, Star Prairie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Star Prairie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Star Prairie is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Star Prairie who work in healthcare suport services (15.06%), office and administrative support (11.08%), and management occupations (8.81%). Also of interest is that Star 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: 8.66% 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. Overall, Star Prairie’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern. The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Star Prairie has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Star Prairie a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small village, Star Prairie doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of adults in Star Prairie with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.47% of adults in Star Prairie have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Star Prairie in 2022 was $38,600, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $154,400 for a family of four. However, Star Prairie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Star Prairie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Star Prairie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Star Prairie include German, Norwegian, Swedish, English, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Star Prairie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
