Prairie Du Chien City, Wisconsin

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Prairie Du Chien City is a United States city located in the Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. In 2000, city's population was 6018 inhabitants. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 5839, It is the 117th largest in terms of population. The city comprises an area of 6.34 sq mi (16.42 kmē), of which, 5.59 square miles (14.48 kmē) of it is land and 0.75 square miles (1.94 kmē) of it is water, it is the 93rd largest in terms of geographical size.

As of the census of 2000, there were 6018 people in the city, organized into 76 households, and 48 families living in the city. The population density was 1075.9 people per square mile (415.41/kmē), it is Wisconsin's 223rd most densely populated city. There were 2564 housing units at an average density of 458.7 per square mile (177.11/kmē). The average household size was 2.28 people, and the average family size was 2.92 people. In the city the population is diverse age-wise, with 24.2% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median age is 38.1 years, The median age of males and females living in Prairie Du Chien City was 32.9 and 41.7 years respectively. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 95.06% White, 3.61% Black or African American, 0.28% American Indian, 0.17% Asian, 0.02% Native Hawaiian, 0.78% from two or more races and 0.08% Other races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $34038, it is the 187th poorest city in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $43444, it is 419th wealthiest city by median family income in Wisconsin. The per capita income for the city was $17680, making it the 387th highest city by per capita income in Wisconsin. The median income was $17181, Males have a median income of $22299 versus $14701 for females.

In 2000, 1297 pupils and students, of which 735 are male and 562 are female, 21.55% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 85 nursery or pri school, 52 kindergarten, 625 elementary school, 404 high school and 131 College graduate school.

Year	Population
April 2000 census	6018
April 2000 Estimate	6018
July 2000 Estimate	6014
July 2001 Estimate	5913
July 2002 Estimate	5887
July 2003 Estimate	5823
July 2004 Estimate	5901
July 2005 Estimate	5843
July 2006 Estimate	5836
July 2007 Estimate	5886
July 2008 Estimate	5839

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	66	19	85
Kindergarten	48	4	52
Elementary school	325	300	625
High school	239	165	404
College or graduate school	57	74	131

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Prairie du Chien city, Wisconsin	$34038	$43444	$17680
Crawford County, Wisconsin	$34135	$41540	$16833
Wisconsin, United States	$43791	$52911	$21271
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587