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Prairie Village, Kansas, in Johnson county, is 1 miles NE of Overland Park, Kansas (center to center) and 8 miles SW of Kansas City, Missouri. The city is included in the Kansas City metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 22,072 people lived in Prairie Village.
In Prairie Village, about 61% of adults are married. Prairie Village is a place where you'll find a lot of people living alone in their apartments or homes. It's not a place just for families.
In the city, females are somewhat more common than males. If you spend a lot of time in Prairie Village, you'll notice that retired and elderly people are a common sight.
In 2000, Prairie Village had a median family income of $70,602. Many people in Prairie Village make a good living. The bulk of the population of the city is doing well, with money to spend. Prairie Village doesn't have a large share of its people below the poverty line. Significantly, more adults in the city have earned college degrees than have people in most other cities in Kansas. In Prairie Village, a noticeable number of people work from home rather than commuting every day. (Whether or not they're interested in marriage, it's worth noting that there are a lot of high-income single people in the city.)
Prairie Village residents donated more money ($67,989) to George W. Bush than to the other candidates in the 2004 Presidential race. Across all electoral races, the Republican party attracted the most donations from the city.
A low crime rate is one of the plusses in Prairie Village.
An estimated 84% of living spaces in Prairie Village are occupied by their owners, not by renters. Optimists try to see the higher property taxes in the city as a sign of wealth and desirability.
In Prairie Village, 92% of commuters drive to work.
Prairie Village strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Kansas):
| Category | Trophy | |
|---|---|---|
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. State) | Top 2% |  |
| Median Family Income (vs. State) | Top 3% | |
| People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State) | Top 3% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers) | Top 4% | |
| Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers) | Top 7% | |
| Low Property Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| Low Violent Crime (vs. Peers) | Top 13% | |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. State) | Top 13% | |
Comparing Prairie Village to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Kansas (State):
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| Well-Paid Single Women | | |
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| Racial Diversity |  |  |
| Children Under 5 Years Old | |  |
| Male Share of the Population |  | |
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| Portion of People Married | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| College Educated Adults | | |
| People Above Poverty | | |
| People in Middle Class or Better | | |
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| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Working at Home | | |
| Short Commute Times | |  |
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| Walking and Biking to Work | | |
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| People Living Alone | | |
| Seasonal and Vacation Housing | | |
| Affordability of Property Taxes | | |
| Housing Recently Built | | |
| Affordability of Rents | | |
| Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals | | |
| Characteristic | Compared to Peers | Compared to State |
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| Low Property Crime | | |
| Low Violent Crime | | |
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