Prairie du Chien (town), Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94.1 km²), of which 33.6 square miles (87 km²) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3 km²) is water. The total area is 7.62% water.

At the 2020 census,[2] there were 957 people, 382 households and 245 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.5 per square mile (11.0/km²). There were 781 housing units at an average density of 23.2 per square mile (9.0/km²). The racial make-up of the town was 97.01% White, 0.1% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.52% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races and 4.18% from two or more races. 1.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 382 households, of which 18.06% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were married couples living together, 17% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 24.6% had a male householder with no spouse present. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 22.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.88.

19.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 13% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males.

The median household income was $56,250 and the median family income was $81,771. The per capita income was $33,629. 13.7% of the population and 6.2% of families were below the poverty line. 24.1% of those under the age of 18 and 11.3% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.