Prairie Center

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  1. Prairie Center Legal Resources
  2. Prairie Center Statistics
  3. Prairie Center Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Prairie Center Family Information
  5. Prairie Center Education Information
  6. Prairie Center Public Benefits Information
  7. Prairie Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information


Prairie Center Legal Resources Back to top

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Prairie Center Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 271
  • Land Area (2000): 186.811 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.212 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 104
Prairie Center Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 113 42.48%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 153 57.52%

Prairie Center 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 Center Employment Information Back to top
Prairie Center Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 124 62.00%
15-35 hours 24 12.00%
1-14 hours 8 4.00%
No regular hours 44 22.00%

Prairie Center Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 0 0.00%
5 AM-5:29 AM 5 4.55%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 0 0.00%
6 AM-6:29 AM 9 8.18%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 11 10.00%
7 AM-7:29 AM 17 15.45%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 21 19.09%
8 AM-8:29 AM 29 26.36%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 6 5.45%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 5 4.55%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 0 0.00%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 7 6.36%
Noon-3:59 PM 0 0.00%
4 PM-11:59 PM 0 0.00%

Prairie Center Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 15 13.64%
5-9 19 17.27%
10-14 23 20.91%
15-19 25 22.73%
20-24 14 12.73%
25-29 0 0.00%
30-34 2 1.82%
35-39 5 4.55%
40-44 7 6.36%
45-59 0 0.00%
60-89 0 0.00%
At least 90 0 0.00%

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

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 96 87.27%
30-44 0 0.00% 14 12.73%
45-59 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
At least 60 0 0.00% 0 0.00%

Prairie Center Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 18 14.52%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 87 70.16%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 0 0.00%
Color 6 Box Walked 5 4.03%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 14 11.29%

Prairie Center 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 Center Family Information Back to top
Families where both partners work (2000): 38
People at same address in 1995: 188
Prairie Center Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 9 10.11%
$10,000-$14,999 3 3.37%
$15,000-$19,999 15 16.85%
$20,000-$24,999 4 4.49%
$25,000-$29,999 2 2.25%
$30,000-$34,999 7 7.87%
$35,000-$39,999 15 16.85%
$40,000-$44,999 4 4.49%
$45,000-$49,999 3 3.37%
$50,000-$59,999 6 6.74%
$60,000-$74,999 10 11.24%
$75,000-$99,999 11 12.36%
$100,000-$124,999 0 0.00%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 0 0.00%
$200,000 or more 0 0.00%

Prairie Center Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 18 18.95%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 29 30.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 3 3.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 14 14.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 13 13.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 13 13.68%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5 5.26%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Prairie Center Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 83 29.54%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 46 16.37%
Public Assistance 0 0.00%
Retirement 12 4.27%
Self Employment 35 12.46%
Social Security 19 6.76%
Supplemental Security 3 1.07%
Wage / Salary 66 23.49%
Other 17 6.05%

Prairie Center Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 23 35.38%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 42 64.62%

Prairie Center Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Married 67 65.69%
Color 2 Box Never Married 35 34.31%
Color 3 Box Widowed 0 0.00%

Prairie Center Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Married 69 64.49%
Color 2 Box Never Married 33 30.84%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5 4.67%

Prairie Center 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 Center Education Information Back to top
Prairie Center Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 13 6.63%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 59 30.10%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 60 30.61%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 5 2.55%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 40 20.41%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 19 9.69%

Prairie Center 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 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Kindergarten 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Grades 1-4 11 4.06% 3 1.11% 14 5.17%
Grades 5-8 22 8.12% 5 1.85% 27 9.96%
Grades 9-12 29 10.70% 0 0.00% 29 10.70%
Undergrad college 17 6.27% 7 2.58% 24 8.86%
Graduate or professional school 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Total 79 29.15% 15 5.54% 94 34.69%

Prairie Center 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 Center Public Benefits Information Back to top
Prairie Center Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 216 81.20%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 50 18.80%

Prairie Center 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 Center Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Prairie Center Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 43 15.87%
10-19 Years 54 19.93%
20-29 Years 21 7.75%
30-39 Years 43 15.87%
40-49 Years 53 19.56%
50-59 Years 31 11.44%
60-69 Years 13 4.80%
70-79 Years 9 3.32%
80-89 Years 4 1.48%
90+ Years 0 0.00%

Prairie Center Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 135 49.82%
Color 1 Box Female 136 50.18%

Prairie Center Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 269 99.26%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 2 0.74%
Color 6 Box Other Race 0 0.00%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 0 0.00%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 0 0.00%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box African-American 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Asian 0 0.00%

Prairie Center Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. German 117 33.33%
2. Norwegian 63 17.95%
3. French Non-Basque 46 13.11%
4. Irish 45 12.82%
5. United States Or American 29 8.26%
6. English 15 4.27%
7. Russian 11 3.13%
8. Czech 6 1.71%
9. Swedish 6 1.71%
10. French Canadian 5 1.42%

Prairie Center Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 238 95.20%
2. German 7 2.80%
3. Russian 5 2.00%

Prairie Center Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 261 98.12%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 5 1.88%

Prairie Center 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 Center 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.