Prairie

Also part of these county-equivalents:
  1. Prairie Legal Resources
  2. Prairie Statistics
  3. Prairie Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Prairie Employment Information
  5. Prairie Family Information
  6. Prairie Education Information
  7. Prairie Public Benefits Information
  8. Prairie Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Prairie Legal Resources Back to top

Indiana Constitution
Indiana Codes

Indiana State Resources
Indiana Website
Indiana Governor
Indiana Legislature
Indiana Courts
Indiana Government Resources

State Attorney General
Federal Courts
Indiana Southern


Prairie Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 7,578
  • Land Area (2000): 654.016 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 3.081 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 2,925
Prairie Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 685 9.11%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 6,837 90.89%

Prairie Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Prairie Employment Information Back to top
Prairie Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 434 19.83%
2. Construction 235 10.74%
3. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 195 8.91%
4. Metal Manufactuing 135 6.17%
5. Machinery Manufacturing 108 4.93%
6. Educational Services 99 4.52%
7. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 81 3.70%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 63 2.88%
9. Public Administration 53 2.42%
10. Repair and Maintenance 52 2.38%
11. Food Manufacturing 48 2.19%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 46 2.10%
13. Finance and Insurance 45 2.06%
14. Department and Other General Stores 44 2.01%
15. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 36 1.64%
16. Truck Transportation 33 1.51%
17. Health Care 30 1.37%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 28 1.28%
19. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 28 1.28%
20. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 26 1.19%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 212 13.83%
2. Health Care 198 12.92%
3. Finance and Insurance 142 9.26%
4. Social Assistance 77 5.02%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 75 4.89%
6. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 69 4.50%
7. Food and Beverage Stores 46 3.00%
8. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 44 2.87%
9. Construction 40 2.61%
10. Department and Other General Stores 40 2.61%
11. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 39 2.54%
12. Public Administration 38 2.48%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 37 2.41%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 34 2.22%
15. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 33 2.15%
16. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 32 2.09%
17. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 31 2.02%
18. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 30 1.96%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 22 1.44%
20. Metal Manufactuing 22 1.44%

Prairie Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 251 11.47%
2. Other Production Occupations 188 8.59%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 148 6.76%
4. Farmers and Farm Managers 115 5.25%
5. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 94 4.29%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 80 3.65%
7. Assemblers and Fabricators 77 3.52%
8. Construction Laborers 68 3.11%
9. Vehicle Mechanics 67 3.06%
10. Engineers 63 2.88%
11. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 61 2.79%
12. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 57 2.60%
13. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 48 2.19%
14. Agricultural Workers 47 2.15%
15. Carpenters 43 1.96%
16. Operations Managers Non Finance 43 1.96%
17. Other Material Moving Workers 43 1.96%
18. Other Sales and Related Occupations 39 1.78%
19. Other Management Occupations 37 1.69%
20. Other Construction Trades 35 1.60%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 119 7.76%
2. Secretaries and Admins 99 6.46%
3. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 71 4.63%
4. Health Technologists and Technicians 58 3.78%
5. Cashiers 57 3.72%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 51 3.33%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 51 3.33%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 50 3.26%
9. Registered Nurses 50 3.26%
10. Child Care Workers 49 3.20%
11. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 49 3.20%
12. Other Production Occupations 49 3.20%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 49 3.20%
14. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 46 3.00%
15. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 42 2.74%
16. Other Management Occupations 40 2.61%
17. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 37 2.41%
18. Accountants and Auditors 36 2.35%
19. Assemblers and Fabricators 35 2.28%
20. Customer Service Representatives 30 1.96%

Prairie Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,485 59.63%
15-35 hours 672 11.50%
1-14 hours 186 3.18%
No regular hours 1,501 25.68%

Prairie Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 194 5.40%
5 AM-5:29 AM 173 4.82%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 278 7.74%
6 AM-6:29 AM 386 10.75%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 327 9.11%
7 AM-7:29 AM 500 13.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 549 15.29%
8 AM-8:29 AM 233 6.49%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 174 4.85%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 122 3.40%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 32 0.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 0 0.00%
Noon-3:59 PM 360 10.03%
4 PM-11:59 PM 263 7.32%

Prairie Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 44 1.23%
5-9 105 2.92%
10-14 579 16.12%
15-19 790 22.00%
20-24 779 21.69%
25-29 308 8.58%
30-34 409 11.39%
35-39 63 1.75%
40-44 91 2.53%
45-59 222 6.18%
60-89 160 4.46%
At least 90 41 1.14%

Prairie Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 4 0.11% 2,601 72.43%
30-44 0 0.00% 563 15.68%
45-59 5 0.14% 217 6.04%
At least 60 0 0.00% 201 5.60%

Prairie Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 6 0.16%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 318 8.40%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,222 85.08%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 7 0.18%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 9 0.24%
Color 6 Box Walked 29 0.77%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 196 5.18%

Prairie Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Prairie Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 2,702 (7,239 people)
Families (2000): 2,158 (6,497 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,054
People at same address in 1995: 4,732
Prairie Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 98 3.48%
$10,000-$14,999 127 4.51%
$15,000-$19,999 126 4.48%
$20,000-$24,999 154 5.47%
$25,000-$29,999 150 5.33%
$30,000-$34,999 182 6.47%
$35,000-$39,999 180 6.40%
$40,000-$44,999 178 6.33%
$45,000-$49,999 196 6.97%
$50,000-$59,999 359 12.76%
$60,000-$74,999 452 16.06%
$75,000-$99,999 320 11.37%
$100,000-$124,999 138 4.90%
$125,000-$149,999 63 2.24%
$150,000-$199,999 61 2.17%
$200,000 or more 30 1.07%

Prairie Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 424 15.24%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,035 37.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 79 2.84%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 483 17.36%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 18 0.65%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 448 16.10%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 194 6.97%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 5 0.18%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 71 2.55%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 24 0.86%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Prairie Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,385 30.17%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,138 14.39%
Public Assistance 36 0.46%
Retirement 451 5.70%
Self Employment 520 6.58%
Social Security 633 8.01%
Supplemental Security 65 0.82%
Wage / Salary 2,295 29.03%
Other 383 4.84%

Prairie Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,171 57.91%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 851 42.09%

Prairie Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 282 9.21%
Color 1 Box Married 2,086 68.13%
Color 2 Box Never Married 654 21.36%
Color 3 Box Widowed 40 1.31%

Prairie Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 217 7.51%
Color 1 Box Married 2,068 71.61%
Color 2 Box Never Married 431 14.92%
Color 3 Box Widowed 172 5.96%

Prairie Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Prairie Education Information Back to top
Prairie Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 223 4.01%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 618 11.11%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 2,393 43.01%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,280 23.01%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 323 5.81%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 488 8.77%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 239 4.30%

Prairie Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 72 0.95% 13 0.17% 85 1.12%
Kindergarten 86 1.13% 3 0.04% 89 1.17%
Grades 1-4 412 5.44% 73 0.96% 485 6.40%
Grades 5-8 482 6.36% 31 0.41% 513 6.77%
Grades 9-12 440 5.81% 25 0.33% 465 6.14%
Undergrad college 198 2.61% 6 0.08% 204 2.69%
Graduate or professional school 15 0.20% 4 0.05% 19 0.25%
Total 1,705 22.50% 155 2.05% 1,860 24.54%

Prairie Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Prairie Public Benefits Information Back to top
Prairie Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,103 94.73%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 395 5.27%

Prairie Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Prairie Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Prairie Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,003 13.24%
10-19 Years 1,170 15.44%
20-29 Years 781 10.31%
30-39 Years 1,074 14.17%
40-49 Years 1,249 16.48%
50-59 Years 1,090 14.38%
60-69 Years 603 7.96%
70-79 Years 443 5.85%
80-89 Years 145 1.91%
90+ Years 20 0.26%

Prairie Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,858 50.91%
Color 1 Box Female 3,720 49.09%

Prairie Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,467 98.54%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 49 0.65%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 29 0.38%
Color 1 Box African-American 14 0.18%
Color 2 Box Asian 11 0.15%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 7 0.09%
Color 6 Box Other Race 1 0.01%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%

Prairie Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 1,691 30.20%
2. United States Or American 1,093 19.52%
3. Irish 745 13.31%
4. English 633 11.31%
5. Dutch 302 5.39%
6. French Non-Basque 209 3.73%
7. Polish 117 2.09%
8. Swiss 117 2.09%
9. Scottish 106 1.89%
10. Italian 105 1.88%

Prairie Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 6,761 95.59%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 135 1.91%
3. Other West Germanic 68 0.96%
4. German 64 0.90%
5. French 19 0.27%
6. Hungarian 8 0.11%
7. Japanese 5 0.07%
8. Yiddish 4 0.06%
9. Polish 4 0.06%
10. Serbo Croatian 3 0.04%

Prairie Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 7,475 99.38%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 26 0.35%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 21 0.28%

Prairie Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
Prairie Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.