Population
159 residents
Census ACS 2023 - Wisconsin
City profile · Wisconsin · Census ACS 2023
Big Foot Prairie, WI
Population, income, housing, safety, climate and schools for Big Foot Prairie - drawn straight from Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA, NCES, HUD and FEMA, refreshed on the 2024–2025 release cycle.
- 159
- Residents
- $1,206
- Median rent (state)
Big Foot Prairie - the verdict
159 people call Big Foot Prairie, Wisconsin home. Source: Census ACS.
- 37th
- 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: Big Foot Prairie, WI
Census ACS 2023 estimates count 159 residents in Big Foot Prairie, a small town within Wisconsin. The median resident age is 24.8 years. About 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 86.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Wisconsin run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Wisconsin scores 94.1 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,206 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $225 across Wisconsin, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Commute times here average 39.6 minutes, with 74.2% driving alone and 4.3% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 74.8 out of 100 (High).
Median Household Income
N/A /yr
Poverty 53.8%
Cost of Living Index (state)
94.1 (US=100)
Below Average - BEA RPP 2024, Wisconsin average
How does Big Foot Prairie compare to other US cities?
Big Foot Prairie measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Median rent 37% 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 Big Foot Prairie against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Wisconsin only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Wisconsin-relative analysis
Poverty Rate is Big Foot Prairie's strongest outlier among Wisconsin cities
Among the 761 Wisconsin cities PlainCities tracks with reported poverty rate data, Big Foot Prairie ranks #1 - the 100th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Big Foot Prairie only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Gross Rent
#189 of 761
72nd percentile in Wisconsin
Poverty Rate
#1 of 761
100th percentile in Wisconsin
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#756 of 761
0th percentile in Wisconsin
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 Wisconsin only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Income distribution context
Median household income is not available for Big Foot Prairie in the current Census ACS release (common for very small places).
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) 0.0%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL) 53.8%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+) 86.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
159
Median Income
N/A
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
24.8
Poverty Rate
53.8%
Labor force participation
86.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
0.0%
Commute Patterns
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
39.6 minutes
Drive Alone
74.2%
Carpool
21.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
4.3%
Based on 93 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
State-average estimates for Wisconsin - EIA 2023 residential energy data
Electricity
$100
avg/month
Natural Gas
$80
avg/month
Water & Sewer
$45
avg/month
Total Utilities
$225
estimated/month
Estimates reflect Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin state average from BEA; rent and hazard risk are county-level figures from HUD and FEMA for the county Big Foot Prairie sits in
Cost of Living Index
94.1
Below Average
US average = 100 · BEA RPP 2024
Typical 2-BR Rent
$1,206/mo
HUD Fair Market Rent
County-level FMR estimate
Natural Hazard Risk
74.8 / 100
High
FEMA NRI composite score (county)
Similar Cities in Wisconsin
Cities of a Similar Size Nationwide
Population-matched peers from other states, closest to Big Foot Prairie's 159 residents (Census ACS 5-Year 2023).
Race & Ethnicity Composition
City-level race and ethnicity, Census ACS 5-year 2023 (tables B02001, B03001), OMB Directive 15 categories.
How Big Foot Prairie compares to nearby Wisconsin cities
Population + median household income, sourced from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 (population) and B19013 (median household income).
Census ACS 5-year FIPS WI OMB Bulletin 23-01
What do people ask about Big Foot Prairie, WI?
What is the population of Big Foot Prairie, WI? +
159 people live in Big Foot Prairie, WI according to U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the cost of living in Big Foot Prairie? +
BEA does not publish a city-level cost-of-living figure for Big Foot Prairie; the closest available measure is the Wisconsin state average, a cost of living index of 94.1 (U.S. average = 100), rated "Below Average" based on BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 data. Costs within Wisconsin vary by metro area.
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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Primary sources: Census ACS, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES.
Citation & verification links
Data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainCitiesEvery figure on PlainCities is rendered directly from Census ACS source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on Census ACS source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.