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Put up to four U.S. cities, towns or census-designated places side by side on 29 figures: 22 measures from the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates, each with its margin, and their 2025 population estimate, growth, density, new homes and housing costs against income. A filled square marks a figure that differs from the first place by more than both margins of error allow; without it, the survey cannot tell the two apart.
How do Prairie Grove, IL compare?
| Figure | Prairie Grove, IL |
|---|---|
| Residents, July 2025 (estimate) | 1,939 |
| Change since April 2020 | −1.0% |
| Residents counted in the 2020 Census | 1,963 |
| Residents per square mile (2020) | 325 |
| Homes permitted in 2025 per 1,000 residents | 2.1 |
| Median home value ÷ median household income | 3.3 years of income |
| A year of median rent ÷ median income of all households (renters usually earn less) | 16.3% |
| Measure | Prairie Grove, IL |
|---|---|
| Total population | 2,165±301 |
| Median age | 40.7±6.2 |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6%±2.6 pts |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 76.0%±10.0 pts |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.5%±1.3 pts |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 15.7%±10.4 pts |
| Born outside the United States | 13.4%±6.1 pts |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 60.3%±7.7 pts |
| Median household income | $141,389±$24,517 |
| Per capita income | $68,327±$15,584 |
| People below the poverty line | 3.7%±2.4 pts |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2%±2.2 pts |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $467,600±$22,296 |
| Median gross rent | $1,917±$540 |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 33.3%±30.5 pts |
| Owner-occupied homes | 96.2%±2.4 pts |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.4%±0.6 pts |
| Worked from home | 26.3%±6.5 pts |
| Drove alone to work | 68.6%±6.6 pts |
| Public transportation | 4.0%±2.3 pts |
| Mean travel time to work | 35.4 min±4.4 |
| No health insurance coverage | 1.6%±1.4 pts |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census Bureau population estimates, Vintage 2025; 2020 Census; Building Permits Survey 2025 · Check it at data.census.gov