City profile · Oregon · Census ACS 2023

Prineville Lake Acres, OR

Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Prineville Lake Acres - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.

1,589
Residents
$67,216
Median income
$415,200
Median home
$1,385
Median rent (state)

Prineville Lake Acres - the verdict

Nationally, Prineville Lake Acres sits in the 46th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.

46th
percentile, household income
79th
percentile, home value
53rd
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this

Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.

Data Snapshot: Prineville Lake Acres, OR

Census ACS 2023 estimates count 1,589 residents in Prineville Lake Acres, a small town within Oregon. The typical household in Prineville Lake Acres brings in $67,216 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 6.9%. Prineville Lake Acres's housing stock carries a median value of $415,200, and the median resident age is 48.8 years. 23.8% of adults here have a bachelor's degree or higher; 45.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.

Oregon carries a cost-of-living premium: the state registers 103.4 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Above Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,385 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Oregon's average monthly utility costs around $185 (state average). Natural-hazard exposure scores 33.6 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Very Low).

Population

1,589 residents

Census ACS 2023 - Oregon

Median Household Income

$67,216 /yr

Poverty 6.9%

Cost of Living Index (state)

103.4 (US=100)

Above Average - BEA RPP 2024, Oregon average

How does Prineville Lake Acres compare to other US cities?

Prineville Lake Acres measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.

Household income 46% higher than other cities
Home value 79% pricier than other cities
Median rent 53% pricier than other cities

"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.

How we calculate these percentiles & ranks

Each percentile compares Prineville Lake Acres against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Oregon only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.

Oregon-relative analysis

Median Home Value sits close to the middle of Oregon's city distribution

Among the 366 Oregon cities PlainCities tracks with reported median home value data, Prineville Lake Acres ranks #122 - the 67th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Prineville Lake Acres only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.

Median Household Income
#204 of 364
44th percentile in Oregon
Median Gross Rent
#248 of 395
37th percentile in Oregon
Median Home Value
#122 of 366
67th percentile in Oregon
Poverty Rate
#187 of 395
52nd percentile in Oregon
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#181 of 395
54th percentile in Oregon

Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Oregon only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.

46thIncome percentile

46th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.

How Prineville Lake Acres's home value compares nationally

Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)

$415,200 21st percentile more affordable than 21% of 15,600 US cities

$0–$25,000: 5 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $25,000–$50,000: 54 US cities (0%). Below this entry. $50,000–$75,000: 352 US cities (2%). Below this entry. $75,000–$100,000: 1,086 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $100,000–$125,000: 1,516 US cities (10%). Below this entry. $125,000–$150,000: 1,170 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $150,000–$175,000: 1,278 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $175,000–$200,000: 1,229 US cities (8%). Below this entry. $200,000–$225,000: 1,035 US cities (7%). Below this entry. $225,000–$250,000: 976 US cities (6%). Below this entry. $250,000–$275,000: 754 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $275,000–$300,000: 712 US cities (5%). Below this entry. $300,000–$325,000: 521 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $325,000–$350,000: 526 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $350,000–$375,000: 465 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $375,000–$400,000: 393 US cities (3%). Below this entry. $400,000–$425,000: 317 US cities (2%). This entry sits in this band. $425,000–$450,000: 300 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $450,000–$475,000: 307 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $475,000–$500,000: 250 US cities (2%). Above this entry. $500,000–$525,000: 160 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $525,000–$550,000: 156 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $550,000–$575,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $575,000–$600,000: 172 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $600,000–$625,000: 163 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $625,000–$650,000: 167 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $650,000–$675,000: 135 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $675,000–$700,000: 101 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $700,000–$725,000: 95 US cities (1%). Above this entry. $725,000–$750,000: 71 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $750,000–$775,000: 65 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $775,000–$800,000: 70 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $800,000–$825,000: 57 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $825,000–$850,000: 67 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $850,000–$875,000: 60 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $875,000–$900,000: 58 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $900,000–$925,000: 47 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $925,000–$950,000: 37 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $950,000–$975,000: 31 US cities (0%). Above this entry. $975,000–$1,000,000: 470 US cities (3%). Above this entry. $1,000,000–$1,025,000: 0 US cities (0%). Above this entry. Prineville Lake Acres $0 $1,025,000 every US city, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023

Income distribution context

Household income distribution - Prineville Lake Acres, OR Prineville Lake Acres, OR's reported median household income shown against the U.S. national quintile-share pattern (not Prineville Lake Acres, OR-specific quintile data). The Lorenz curve traces the national cumulative income share against cumulative population share, perfect equality is the diagonal; observed inequality bows below. $ Household Income Distribution Prineville Lake Acres, OR median $67,216/yr, vs. U.S. national quintile pattern QUINTILE SHARE OF AGGREGATE INCOME Lowest 20% 3.4% Second 20% 9.2% Middle 20% 15.1% Fourth 20% 23.2% Top 20% 49.1% LORENZ CURVE cumulative income vs. population 100% 0% 100% pop. 0%
Prineville Lake Acres, OR's median household income (Census ACS 5-year estimate) plotted against the U.S. national income-quintile distribution pattern for context; the quintile shares and Lorenz curve are national figures, not computed specifically for Prineville Lake Acres, OR. Diagonal = perfect equality.

Key socioeconomic indicators

Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 23.8%

Census ACS S1501, educational attainment

Poverty rate (households below FPL) 6.9%

Census ACS S1701, poverty status

Labor force participation (adults 16+) 45.5%

Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force

Population
1,589
Median Income
$67,216
Median Home Value
$415,200
Median Age
48.8
Poverty Rate
6.9%
Labor force participation
45.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.8%

Commute Patterns

How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023

Drive Alone
88.3%
Carpool
0.9%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
9.4%
Other
1.4%

Based on 574 workers 16 and over.

Monthly Utility Costs

State-average estimates for Oregon - EIA 2023 residential energy data

Electricity
$85
avg/month
Natural Gas
$50
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$50
avg/month
Total Utilities
$185
estimated/month

Estimates reflect Oregon state averages. Actual costs vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.

Living Costs & Risk

Cost of living is a Oregon state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Prineville Lake Acres sits in

Cost of Living Index
103.4
Above Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,385/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
33.6 / 100
Very Low
FEMA NRI composite score (county)

Similar Cities in Oregon

Elgin
1,592 people
Rockaway Beach
1,577 people
Stafford
1,572 people
Boring
1,616 people
Hines
1,629 people
Chenoweth
1,543 people

Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide

Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Prineville Lake Acres's 1,589 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).

Summerdale, AL
1,589 people
New Castle Northwest, PA
1,589 people
Beaver Dam, AZ
1,590 people
Los Molinos, CA
1,590 people
Taft Heights, CA
1,588 people
Hartley, IA
1,588 people

Cities with a Similar Household Income Nationwide

Median-household-income-matched peers from other states, closest to Prineville Lake Acres's $67,216 (Census ACS 5-Year 2023, table B19013).

Creston, IL
$67,212 median income
Columbus, NE
$67,212 median income
Asheville, NC
$67,221 median income
Mount Eagle, PA
$67,222 median income
Greece, NY
$67,223 median income
Orebank, TN
$67,207 median income

Race & Ethnicity Composition

Race and ethnicity - Prineville Lake Acres, OR Race categories sum to one hundred percent per Census methodology. Hispanic or Latino is shown separately as an ethnicity overlay; it cuts across all race categories per OMB Directive 15. Race & Ethnicity Composition Prineville Lake Acres, OR - Census ACS, OMB race + ethnicity categories RACE, sums to 100% 89.0% 10.8% ETHNICITY, Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9% White 89.0% Black or African American 0.0% Asian 0.3% American Indian 0.0% Native Hawaiian 0.0% Some other race 0.0% Two or more races 10.8% Per OMB Directive 15: Hispanic/Latino ethnicity is reported separately from the race categories.
Race categories sum to 100%. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity is reported separately and cuts across race per Census/OMB methodology.

City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.

How Prineville Lake Acres compares to nearby Oregon cities

Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).

City Population Median Household Income
Prineville Lake Acres (this city) 1,589 $67,216
Elgin 1,592 $53,750
Rockaway Beach 1,577 $55,188
Stafford 1,572 $182,372
Census ACS 5-year FIPS OR OMB Bulletin 23-01

What do people ask about Prineville Lake Acres, OR?

What is the population of Prineville Lake Acres, OR? +

Prineville Lake Acres, OR has a population of 1,589 according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.

What is the median household income in Prineville Lake Acres, OR? +

Prineville Lake Acres households earn a median of $67,216 annually, based on Census ACS 2023 data.

What is the cost of living in Prineville Lake Acres? +

BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Prineville Lake Acres; the closest available measure is the Oregon state average, a cost of living index of 103.4 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Above Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Oregon vary by metro area.

What is the median home value in Prineville Lake Acres, OR? +

Prineville Lake Acres's median home value sits at $415,200, according to Census ACS 2023 estimates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.

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Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.

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