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Population (year 2000): 220. Estimated
population in July 2005: 225 (+2.3% change)
Males: 104 (47.3%), Females: 116 (52.7%)
Cooper County
Zip code:
65068
Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $29,375 (year 2000)
Median house value: $51,000 (year 2000)
Races in Prairie Home:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
- Two or more races (3.6%)
- American Indian (3.2%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), United States
(17.7%), English (15.0%), Irish (11.4%), Polish (6.4%), Swedish
(2.7%).
Elevation: 895 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prairie Home
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 3.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prairie Home city
- Never married: 17.2%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 14.2%
1.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+2.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prairie Home:
- COOPER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
BOONVILLE, MO)
- RUSK REHABILITATION CENTER LLC (about 18 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO)
- BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 23 miles; COLUMBIA, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prairie Home:
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 26 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; ID:
COU)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 35 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 51 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prairie Home:
- JESSE VIERTEL MEMORIAL (about 10 miles; BOONVILLE,
MO; ID: VER)
- ELDON MODEL AIRPARK (about 32 miles; ELDON, MO; ID:
H79)
- ROY OTTEN MEMORIAL AIRFIELD (about 34 miles;
VERSAILLES, MO; ID: 3VS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prairie Home:
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 35 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 35 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 86 miles; ROLLA,
MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; KIRKSVILLE,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,922)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 100 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
Public high school in Prairie Home:
- PRAIRIE HOME HIGH (Students: 77; Location:
301 HWY 87; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Prairie Home:
- PRAIRIE HOME ELEM. (Students: 84; Location:
301 HWY 87; Grades: KG - 06)
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