Sun Prairie.
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Wisconsin·Dane County
7 tracts·23K people·$366K median·1,761/mi²
White 73 · Asian 9 · Black 8 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Married couple 48 · Living alone 33 · Other 19
Professional 25 · Health 23 · Retail 22 · Manufacturing 15 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 52 · Sales · office 19 · Service 12 · Production · transport 12 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 19 · Carpool 10 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sun Prairie is $365,700 (Census ACS) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Sun Prairie has 37,570 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.7; the population is 73.2% White, 8.6% Asian, 8.5% Black, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 4.4% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 50.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.2% (Census ACS).
Eastside Elementary (66%), Token Springs Elementary (65%) and Horizon Elementary (64%) lead the elementary schools; Patrick Marsh Middle (55%), Central Heights Middle (51%) and Prairie View Middle (50%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,419/month, 10% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sun Prairie is $90,942 a year, 6% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Sun Prairie, median rent is $1,419/month and the median home value is $365,700 (Census ACS).
Sun Prairie reported 1.6 violent crimes and 13.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 81 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 36 inches; snowfall averages 49 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sun Prairie are cold wave (84), hail (83) and drought (70), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sun Prairie, 1.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).