Pleasant Prairie, WI Population

Overview

21,193

Total Population

43.4

Median age

50.17%

Female population %

99.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,127

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Pleasant Prairie's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Pleasant Prairie is 43.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Pleasant Prairie's population under 18 was 21.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Pleasant Prairie's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 17.79% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Pleasant Prairie, 17.49% were under the age of 15, 18.46% aged 15 to 29, 46.26% aged 30 to 64, 15.95% aged 65 to 84, and 1.84% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 71 more females than males in Pleasant Prairie:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.17% females and 49.83% males in Pleasant Prairie, WI.
The Pleasant Prairie, WI gender ratio is 99.3:100 i.e. 99.3 men to 100 women (0.993).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 951.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 965.

Pleasant Prairie's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Pleasant Prairie population: 88.18% are White, 1.26% are Black or African American, 0.32% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.53% are Asian, 0.09% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 3.70% are some other race and 4.91% are multiracial.
Pleasant Prairie's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 2,127 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 19,066 (89.96% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Pleasant Prairie is White with a population of 18,687 (88.18% of the total population).

Pleasant Prairie's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 21,840 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Pleasant Prairie's population increased by 3,830 (24.05%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Pleasant Prairie's population increased by 1,581 (8.00%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Pleasant Prairie's population was lowest in year 2000 at 15,928.