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Some 1,044 people live in this town, in Wisconsin. 42% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
The best of Prairie du Sac’s subject grades are an A− for incomes and civic life; the weakest is a D for walkability. Prairie du Sac’s midpoint age is 57.1 years, above both Wisconsin’s towns (42.1 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On hazard risk, just 53 of Wisconsin’s 879 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Lower Wisconsin State Riverway, at 1,024 acres. Prairie du Sac has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Prairie du Sac beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Prairie du Sac is from typical.
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Census counts: 168 in 1850, 4,420 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Prairie du Sac, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Prairie du Sac.
Here, 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 33% in Wisconsin as a whole. Adults 18 to 34 are one in ten residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (19% statewide). For residents in Prairie du Sac, the share who are under 18 is 15%. This Wisconsin town is shrinking: down 2.6% since 2020, to 1,044 residents (2025 estimate).
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 32% | 29% |
Somewhere between 39% and 61% women
The Census survey reached too few of Prairie du Sac’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.9 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Prairie du Sac | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.8% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.8% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.2% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.2% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.5% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.7% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 17% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 17.2% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.5% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.5% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,000, single groups can be off by several points
Of 32 CDC measures, Prairie du Sac beats the Wisconsin average on 6 and trails it on 1. Among adults locally, 29% feel lonely. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% binge drink, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Prairie du Sac | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Only 8 of the 363 Wisconsin towns we compare have a higher typical July afternoon high than Prairie du Sac. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 10° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Federal aid has come to Prairie du Sac households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2008. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 66% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 59% come from inland flooding and 17% from cold waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Prairie du Sac, 3.2% of working residents work locally. Employers in Prairie du Sac added 253 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 495. Its typical household income comes in at $111,000. The top destinations are Madison (17%), Sauk City (8%) and Prairie du Sac (8%).
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $111,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
There are 9.0 miles of trail across 6 parks and preserves. In Prairie du Sac, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Prairie du Sac | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moely Prairie | 0.9 mi | 22 |
| 2. Lower Wisconsin State Riverway | 0.4 mi | 1,024 |
| 3. Ferry Bluff State Natural Area | 0.3 mi | 385 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prairie du Sac. Close and well known come first.
24 mi Stadium & arenaCamp Randall Stadium
11 mi Park & preserveIce Age Trail
10 mi State parkDevil's Lake State Park
25 mi Canyon & gorgeDells of the Wisconsin River
25 mi Stadium & arenaKohl Center22 mi Theme parkNoah's Ark Water ParkCamp Randall Stadium: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ice Age Trail: MDuchek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Devil's Lake State Park: CrispAir at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · Dells of the Wisconsin River: atramos, CC BY 2.0 · Kohl Center: Pbrown111 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Prairie du Sac; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Prairie du Sac residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
Village in Wisconsin, United States
Prairie du Sac is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin, United States, located along the Wisconsin River. The population was 4,420 at the 2020 census. The village is surrounded by the Town of Prairie du Sac, the Wisconsin River, and the village of Sauk City; together, Prairie du Sac and Sauk City are referred to as Sauk Prairie.
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Some 1,044 people live in this town, in Wisconsin. 42% more nonprofits per person than the typical Wisconsin town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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