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Prairie View, Texas

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StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Total Population8,43130,188,424334,922,499
Median Household Income$21,060$78,476$80,734
Median Age21.035.638.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher46.1%33.8%35.7%
Median Home Value$167,600$283,800$332,700
Median Gross Rent$1,002$1,403$1,413
Poverty Rate38.1%13.8%12.5%
Unemployment Rate21.9%5.3%5.2%
Foreign Born6.6%17.6%14.1%
Homeownership Rate25.1%62.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time23.526.726.4
Worked from Home6.5%14.4%15.1%
Married-Couple Households23.1%48.9%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Prairie View, Texas

Age in Prairie View, Texas

StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Median Age21.035.638.9
Under 18 %8.7%25.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %65.6%9.7%9.1%
Age 25-34 %4.9%14.5%13.7%
Age 35-44 %10.5%14.1%13.2%
Age 45-64 %5.5%23.3%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %4.8%13.4%17.2%

Households and families in Prairie View, Texas

StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Households1,47810,992,816129,227,496
Average Household Size2.82.72.5
Family Households39.2%67.7%64.2%
Households with Children22.4%34.7%29.5%
Single-Parent Families16.2%18.8%17.3%
People Living Alone51.2%26.2%28.7%
Never Married77.9%34.1%34.4%

Income and poverty in Prairie View, Texas

StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Per Capita Income$11,320$40,752$44,673
Households Under $25,00063.1%14.6%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,9999.3%16.1%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,9994.3%17.3%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More0.0%12.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate38.1%13.8%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty69.4%31.5%28.2%
SNAP Households28.5%11.4%n/a

Housing in Prairie View, Texas

StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Housing Units1,79712,128,515143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes32.7%64.4%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units35.9%20.8%19.1%
Vacancy Rate17.8%9.4%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,987.01,992.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied74.9%37.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income51.0%30.9%30.6%
Median Property Tax$3,158$4,232n/a

Education in Prairie View, Texas

StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Less than High School16.0%14.0%10.4%
High School Graduate17.6%24.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree20.3%27.9%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree34.9%21.5%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree11.1%12.3%14.1%

Work and commuting in Prairie View, Texas

StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Labour Force Participation54.7%65.3%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work77.9%71.4%68.8%
Public Transit1.2%0.9%3.2%
Walked to Work9.1%1.5%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes37.9%24.7%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour3.1%8.2%8.6%
Households Without a Car4.2%5.4%n/a

Origins and language in Prairie View, Texas

StatisticPrairie ViewTexasUnited States
Born in State of Residence75.3%58.3%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens1.4%7.4%7.4%
Non-Citizens5.2%10.2%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home88.7%64.9%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home9.4%28.1%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency6.1%24.6%16.7%

Cities near Prairie View

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.