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Prairiland Independent School District

Prairiland Independent School District is a unified school district in Texas with a community population of 5,938. The median household income is $67,806 and the median age is 42.2.

5,938

Population

25

People / sq mi

$67,806

Median Income

42.2

Median Age

Prairiland Independent School District covers 237 sq mi of land at 25.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White73.4%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian55.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$67,806

Median Household Income

$32,963

Per Capita Income

7.4%

Poverty Rate

2.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$184,500

Median Home Value

$1,042

Median Rent

71.7%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

83.7%

High School+

19.6%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Prairiland Independent School District serves a community with a population of 5,938 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Texas.

The median household income in Prairiland Independent School District is $67,806, with a per capita income of $32,963. The poverty rate is 7.4%.

Prairiland Independent School District is 73.4% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 55.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Prairiland Independent School District, 83.7% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 19.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Prairiland Independent School District is $184,500, with a median rent of $1,042. The homeownership rate is 71.7%.

Data for Prairiland Independent School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 4835740).

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.