|
Population (year 2000): 3,764. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,009 (+6.5% change)
Males: 1,871 (49.7%), Females: 1,893 (50.3%)
Pierce County
Zip code:
54021
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $52,598 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,200 (year 2000)
Races in Prescott:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (47.4%), Norwegian (16.4%),
Irish (10.6%), Swedish (7.1%), English (4.8%), Polish (4.7%).
Elevation: 775 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prescott
- High school or higher: 94.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.7%
- Unemployed: 4.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prescott city
- Never married: 29.1%
- Now married: 58.9%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 2.8%
- Divorced: 8.8%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +460 (+13.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prescott:
- REGINA MEDICAL COMPLEX (about 6 miles; HASTINGS, MN)
- RIVER FALLS AREA HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIVER
FALLS, WI)
- HEALTHEAST WOODWINDS HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
WOODBURY, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prescott:
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 31
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 63 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 91 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prescott:
- WIPLINE (about 15 miles; INVER GROVE HGTS, MN; ID:
09Y)
- LAKE ELMO (about 17 miles; ST PAUL, MN; ID: 21D)
- SOUTH ST PAUL MUNI-RICHARD E FLEMING FLD (about 17
miles; SOUTH ST PAUL, MN; ID: SGS)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prescott:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-RIVER FALLS (about 15 miles;
RIVER FALLS, WI; Full-time enrollment: 5,491)
- INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; INVER
GROVE HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,475)
- METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 24 miles; ST
PAUL, MN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
- BROWN INSTITUTE LTD (about 26 miles; MENDOTA
HEIGHTS, MN; FT enrollment: 2,171)
- ST PAUL TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,587)
- CENTURY COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28
miles; WHITE BEAR LAKE, MN; FT enrollment: 4,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS (about 29 miles; ST PAUL,
MN; FT enrollment: 7,652)
Public high school in Prescott:
- PRESCOTT HI (Students: 600; Location: 1220
SAINT CROIX ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prescott:
- MALONE EL (Students: 548; Location: 505
CAMPBELL ST N; Grades: PK - 06)
- PRESCOTT MID (Location: 1220 SAINT CROIX ST;
Grades: N - N )
Private primary/middle school in Prescott:
- ST JOSEPH SCHOOL (Students: 189; Location:
281 DAKOTA ST SOUTH; Grades: PK - 6)
Library in Prescott:
- PRESCOTT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$146,616; Location: 800 BORNER ST. N.; 22,193 books; 984
audio materials; 1,452 video materials; 53 serial
subscriptions)
|
