Prairie View, TX Housing Market & City Data

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6,953
Population Estimate
$170,464
Median Home Value
87.9%
Employment Rate
25.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of July 2026

HOUSING DATA (July 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$97
Median Listing Price$384,900
Median Days on Market170
Active Listings0
New Listings0
Total Listings (Active + Pending)0
Avg Listing Price$384,900
Avg Listing Price Change MoM0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY0%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.46
Family Dual Income43.8
Median Household Income$24,363
Median Individual Income$6,570
Home Ownership24.5%
Home Value$170,464
Median Rent$1,038
Rent Burden64.2%
Poverty50.5%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED8.1%
  • Highschool Education28.2%
  • Some College38.1%
  • Bachelors Degree9.4%
  • Graduate Degree16.2%
  • Total College or Above25.6%
  • Stem Degree41.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male41.4%
  • Female58.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married4.8%
  • Divorced2.6%
  • Never Married89.9%
  • Widowed2.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPrairie View
State IDTX
Population6,953

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1843.4%
19–2945.7%
30–393.0%
40–491.7%
Age Group% of Population
50–591.2%
60–692.0%
70–791.9%
80+1.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation40.2%
Unemployment Rate12.1%
Disabled5.7%

ETHNICITY

White5.2%
Black91.4%
Asian0.6%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.4%
Other0.7%
Multiple1.7%

OTHER

Hispanic4.3%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured22.7%
Veteran0.8%

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  8. What are the best neighborhoods in Prairie View, TX for first-time home buyers?

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Neighborhoods in Prairie View, TX

Get to know neighborhoods in Prairie View, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Pine Meadows, Prairie View

    Pine Meadows ↗

    Median asking price
    $135,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    34
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.5/10 · 4 schools

  • Clark, Prairie View

    Clark ↗

    Median asking price
    $198,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    11
    C

    Nearby schools · estimated

    5.5/10 · 4 schools

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.