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Pleasant Prairie, WI Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pleasant Prairie is $34,920, which is higher than the state average of $27,907 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Pleasant Prairie median household income is $72,520, which has grown by 15.37% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 20.43% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pleasant Prairie residents spend 25.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #67

Pleasant Prairie, WI	34,920 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pleasant Prairie, WI	39,524 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pleasant Prairie, WI	48,101 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pleasant Prairie, WI	35,188 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #64

Pleasant Prairie, WI	72,520 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pleasant Prairie, WI	91,712 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #375

Pleasant Prairie, WI	15.37%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Pleasant Prairie, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.99%	$9,756, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.98%	$18,043, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.94%	$5,401, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.86%	$23,336, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pleasant Prairie, WI	87,059 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pleasant Prairie, WI	110,126 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pleasant Prairie, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$74,274, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Black	$71,731, see rank	$26,968	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,073, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$47,170, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
One Race, Other	$24,362, see rank	$34,348	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,727, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pleasant Prairie, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$51,429, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$76,609, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,294, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$41,014, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pleasant Prairie, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,993, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	7,927, 49.57%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,740, 72.41%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,740, 72.41%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,031, 87.65%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	709, 12.35%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,187, 27.59%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	8,066, 50.43%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,778, 59.24%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,778, 59.24%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,577, 95.79%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	201, 4.21%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,288, 40.76%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pleasant Prairie, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,429, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,538, 90.55%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	506, 5.37%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	62, 0.66%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	12, 0.13%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	79, 0.84%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	232, 2.46%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pleasant Prairie, WI	25.1 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pleasant Prairie, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,608	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	5,031, 52.36%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,806, 35.90%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	569, 11.31%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,140, 22.66%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 0.30%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	403, 8.01%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	882, 17.53%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	4,577, 47.64%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,065, 45.12%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	686, 14.99%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,621, 35.42%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	102, 2.23%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	90, 1.97%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Pleasant Prairie, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,608, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	31, 0.32%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	578, 6.02%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,822, 18.96%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	478, 4.98%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,194, 12.43%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	319, 3.32%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	147, 1.53%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	687, 7.15%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	705, 7.34%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,288, 23.81%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	783, 8.15%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	321, 3.34%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	255, 2.65%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pleasant Prairie, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,465	7.42%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	213	4.16%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.