Sun Prairie is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 36,653 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Sun Prairie is the 24th largest community in Wisconsin. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Sun Prairie, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Sun Prairie, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Sun Prairie’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Sun Prairie does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $90,384.00. Sun Prairie real estate is some of the most expensive in Wisconsin, although Sun Prairie house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some cities, Sun Prairie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Sun Prairie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Sun Prairie is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sun Prairie who work in management occupations (11.98%), sales jobs (10.32%), and business and financial occupations (9.31%). Also of interest is that Sun Prairie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.86% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Sun Prairie, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Sun Prairie is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.34% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%. The per capita income in Sun Prairie in 2022 was $44,260, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,040 for a family of four. Sun Prairie is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Sun Prairie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Sun Prairie residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Sun Prairie include German, Irish, Norwegian, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Sun Prairie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
