It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Prescott has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Prescott has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Prescott than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Prescott may be for you.
One downside of living in Prescott, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 32.01 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.
For a small village, Prescott has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Prescott exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
The population of Prescott has a very low overall level of education: only 8.02% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Prescott in 2022 was $19,052, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,208 for a family of four. However, Prescott contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Prescott home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prescott residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Prescott include English, German, Italian, Polish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Prescott is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
