Prairie Home, Missouri

This is about the town; for the radio show, see A Prairie Home Companion.

Prairie Home, Missouri
City
Location of Prairie Home, Missouri
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Cooper
Area
• Total	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Land	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	889 ft (271 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	220
• Density	562.2/sq mi (217.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65068
Area code	660
FIPS code	29-59726Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0724867Template:GR

Prairie Home is a town, with legal status as a city, in Cooper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 220 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Prairie Home is located at 38°48′47″N 92°35′23″W (38.813012, -92.589786)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 220 people, 104 households, and 61 families residing in the city. The population density was 562.2 people per square mile (217.8/km²). There were 118 housing units at an average density of 301.6/sq mi (116.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.91% White, 0.45% Native American, and 3.64% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% of the population.

There were 104 households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.4% were non-families. 40.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 89.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,375, and the median income for a family was $37,250. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,182. About 3.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those sixty five or over.