Estimated median household income in 2008: $42,607
| This zip code: | $42,607 | | Wisconsin: | $52,094 |
Nearest zip codes: 52158, 52157, 53801, 52146, 52049, 53817.
Housing units in zip code 53821 with a mortgage: 1,019 (156 second mortgage, 85 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 764
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,119
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $409
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 10.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 25
- 1995 to 1998: 319
- 1990 to 1994: 257
- 1980 to 1989: 455
- 1970 to 1979: 996
- 1960 to 1969: 384
- 1950 to 1959: 365
- 1940 to 1949: 320
- 1939 or earlier: 807
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Prairie du Chien, WI (53821): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 75
- 2 bedrooms: 649
- 3 bedrooms: 1,190
- 4 bedrooms: 397
- 5 or more bedrooms: 68
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 13
- 1 bedrooms: 300
- 2 bedrooms: 423
- 3 bedrooms: 127
- 4 bedrooms: 33
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 53821 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 129
- 1 vehicle: 721
- 2 vehicles: 1,007
- 3 vehicles: 424
- 4 vehicles: 94
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 141
- 1 vehicle: 461
- 2 vehicles: 241
- 3 vehicles: 50
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 53821:
- Less than $10,000: 66
- $10,000 to $14,999: 33
- $15,000 to $19,999: 37
- $20,000 to $24,999: 38
- $25,000 to $29,999: 38
- $30,000 to $34,999: 23
- $35,000 to $39,999: 17
- $40,000 to $49,999: 45
- $50,000 to $59,999: 72
- $60,000 to $69,999: 80
- $70,000 to $79,999: 78
- $80,000 to $89,999: 113
- $90,000 to $99,999: 137
- $100,000 to $124,999: 343
- $125,000 to $149,999: 363
- $150,000 to $174,999: 233
- $175,000 to $199,999: 199
- $200,000 to $249,999: 175
- $250,000 to $299,999: 94
- $300,000 to $399,999: 72
- $400,000 to $499,999: 29
- $500,000 to $749,999: 21
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 53821:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 18
- $150 to $199: 46
- $200 to $249: 81
- $250 to $299: 79
- $300 to $349: 53
- $350 to $399: 68
- $400 to $449: 105
- $450 to $499: 145
- $500 to $549: 64
- $550 to $599: 48
- $600 to $649: 40
- $650 to $699: 31
- $700 to $749: 18
- $750 to $799: 2
- $800 to $899: 2
- $1,000 to $1,249: 7
- No cash rent: 44
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $127,570.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $133,720
- Black or African American householders: $354,799
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $61,814
- Asian householders: $106,439
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $127,027 (it was $80,800 in 2000)
| 53821: | $127,027 | | Wisconsin: | $173,300 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $88,488 - $162,315
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $154,991| Here: | $154,991 | | State: | $216,149 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $204,222| Here: | $204,222 | | State: | $202,819 |
In 2-unit structures: $120,808| Here: | $120,808 | | State: | $169,068 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $371,015| Here: | $371,015 | | State: | $186,164 |
Mobile homes: $23,721| Here: | $23,721 | | State: | $36,669 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,481
- One, attached: 69
- Two: 166
- 3 or 4: 46
- 5 to 9: 151
- 10 to 19: 115
- 20 to 49: 105
- 50 or more: 40
- Mobile homes: 736
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,090 (79%)
- Carpooled: 386 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 21 (1%)
- Taxi: 11 (0%)
- Bicycle: 41 (1%)
- Walked: 136 (3%)
- Other means: 23 (1%)
- Worked at home: 195 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 402
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1389
- 10 to 14 minutes: 953
- 15 to 19 minutes: 395
- 20 to 24 minutes: 190
- 25 to 29 minutes: 49
- 30 to 34 minutes: 73
- 35 to 39 minutes: 21
- 40 to 44 minutes: 42
- 45 to 59 minutes: 73
- 60 to 89 minutes: 34
- 90 or more minutes: 87
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,745
- In family households: 6,475 (1,743 male householders, 420 female householders)
1,762 spouses, 2,359 children (2,233 natural, 39 adopted, 87 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 39 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,270 (475 male householders (393 living alone)), 636 female householders (592 living alone)), 159 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 615 (580 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,054 2-persons, 434 3-persons, 378 4-persons, 196 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 985 1-person, 101 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 3 4-persons.
1,529 married couples with children.
401 single-parent households (101 men, 300 women).
97.6% of residents of 53821 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (39% very well, 20% well, 41% not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 15% well, 6% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% very well, 41% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (33% very well, 67% not well).
Foreign born population: 61 (0.7%)
(91.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Thailand (26%)
- Germany (25%)
- Laos (18%)
- United Kingdom (11%)
- Other Eastern Europe (8%)
- Romania (5%)
- France (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 5
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 27
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 3
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 24
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White population: 8,049
Black population: 218
American Indian population: 24
Asian population: 21
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 9
Two or more races population: 57
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2292 |
|  Irish: 763 |
|  Czech: 580 |
|  Norwegian: 547 |
|  United States or American: 459 |
|  English: 425 |
|  French (except Basque): 289 |
|  Other groups: 276 |
|  Italian: 90 |
|  French Canadian: 84 |
|  Dutch: 70 |
|  Scottish: 65 |
|  Polish: 64 |
|  Welsh: 40 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 39 |
|  Swedish: 29 |
|  Swiss: 21 |
|  Danish: 20 |
|  European: 18 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 15 |
|  Croatian: 5 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  Austrian: 5 |
|  Bulgarian: 3 |
|  Ukrainian: 3 |
|  Romanian: 3 |
|  Russian: 2 |
|  Scandinavian: 2 |
|  British: 2 |
|  Lebanese: 2 |
|  Arab:: 2 |
|  Eastern European: 1 |
|  Lithuanian: 1 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 1 |

Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST GABRIEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 253; Location: 515 N BEAUMONT RD, PR DU CHIEN, WI; Grades: PK - 5)
- WYALUSING ACADEMY (Students: 101; Location: 601 S BEAUMONT RD, PR DU CHIEN, WI; Grades: UG - UG)
- ST JOHN NEPOMUCENE MIDDLE SCHO (Students: 95; Location: 720 S WACOUTA, PR DU CHIEN, WI; Grades: 6 - 8)
- GRACE EVANG LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 30; Location: 1515 S 15TH ST, PR DU CHIEN, WI; Grades: KG - 8)
facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- 3M COMPANY PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BUILDING 50 (801 NORTH MARQUETTE ROAD in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-05-2005-2777,
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
PERFORMANCE TRACK (National Environmental Performance Track)
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - TRIS-53821MCMPNHWY35, TRI REPORTER
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - NEI-WI612023940, AIR PROGRAM, RCRAINFO-WID000808964, LQG
Business SIC classification: CONVERTED PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTS; MANMADE ORGANIC FIBERS, EXCEPT CELLULOSIC; PLASTICS FOAM PRODUCTS; PLASTICS PRODUCTS; ABRASIVE PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: ABRASIVE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: 3-M/BUILD-CLEAN PRODUCTS, 3M - PRAIRIE DU CHIEU, PLANT #2, 3M CO ABRASIVES DIV, 3M COMPANY - PLANT #2, 3M COMPANY - PLANT #2, 3M - PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, 3M PRAIRIE DU CHIEN - PLANT #2, 3M PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG. 50, 3M PRAIRIE DU CHIEN - PLANT #2, 3M - PRAIRIE DU CHIEU, PLANT #2
- 3M PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG1 SPONGE PLT(FORMER) (217 N PRAIRIE ST in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - TRIS-53821MCMPN217NO, TRI REPORTER, NEI-WI612024160, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS MATERIALS, SYNTHETIC RESINS, AND NONVULCANIZABLE ELASTOMERS; ABRASIVE PRODUCTS; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
Business NAICS classification: PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.; PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: 3 M COMPANY
Alternative names: 3M CO. PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG. 1, 3M CO PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BS AND CP, 3M PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG. 1
- 3M PRAIRIE DU CHIEN BLDG 49 (405 E FREDERICK ST in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
PERFORMANCE TRACK (National Environmental Performance Track)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - TRIS-53821MCMPN405EA, TRI REPORTER, RCRAINFO-WID988631370, LQG
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS BOTTLES; PLASTICS PRODUCTS
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.; ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: 3M COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: 3M CORPORATION, 3M CONSUMER MARKETS DIV PLT, 3M H & CC DIV.
- A W THOMPSON CO INC (416 E HAYDEN ST in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-1993-1366, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: THOMPSON A W CO
- AMPI (RT 2 in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID988643755, CESQG
Organizations: ASSOCIATED MILK PRODUCERS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLACKHAWK DRY CLEANERS (700 EAST BLACKHAWK AVENUE SUITE 4 in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID042013839, CESQG
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS
Organizations: JENNIFER STEVENS (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ONE HOUR CLEANERS
- BOBS STANDARD SERVICE (501 E BLACKHAWK AVE in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID988603528, CESQG
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: MEYER ROBERT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CARQUEST AUTO PARTS (1165 MARQUETTE RD in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID988580577, CESQG
Organizations: GPI INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLUFF VIEW INTERMEDIATE (1901 E WELLS ST in PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0100
Organizations: PRAIRIE DU CHIEN AREA SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 53821
- Bridgeport Inn, Hwy 18 35 60 S, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 326-6082
- Best Western Quiet House, RT2 Box426, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 326-4777
- Super 8, Hwy 18 & 35 S, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 326-8777, Fax: (608) 326-2935
- Country Inn & Suites By Carlson, 1801 Cabela's Ln, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 326-5700, Fax: (608) 326-5724
- Rodeway Inn Windsor Place Inn, 1936 S Marquette Rd, Prairie Du Chien, WI 53821, Phone: (608) 326-7799, Fax: (608) 326-1010
All 5 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 53821
Median worth of mobile homes: $18,742
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (76%)
- Electricity (9%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Wood (3%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6255
- Northeast: 63
- Midwest: 1639
- South: 111
- West: 205
58% of the 53821 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Wisconsin.
Population in 1990: 7,950. Population change in the 1990s: +429 (+5.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 279
| Here: | 29.6% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42
| Here: | 7.3% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 33
| Here: | 20.4% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- EXCALIBUR LAUNDRIES INC (932 S MARQUETTE RD in PRAIRIE DU CHI, WI; small business): $626,838 in 13 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services, Miscellaneous Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Service and Trade Equipment, and more by Navy, Army, Air Force Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $38,969; 2005: $558,895; 2006: $28,974.
Biggest contracts:
$215,136 with Navy for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2005-01-13. Completion date: 2006-01-24.
$125,655 with Army for Miscellaneous Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances. Signed on 2005-09-29. Completion date: 2006-09-28.
$81,036 with Navy for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Household and Commercial Furnishings and Appliances. Signed on 2005-08-29. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$55,331, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-18. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- DESIGN HOMES INC (600 N MARQUETTE RD in PRAIRIE DU CHI, WI; small business)
50 employees, $0 revenue. Veteran Owned Business
$6,479 with Army for Communication Training Devices. Signed on 2005-09-13. Completion date: 2005-10-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 8, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 292 people in state prisons
- 107 people in nursing homes
- 102 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 27 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 21 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 8 people in other group homes
- 5 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 7
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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