Prescott is a tiny village located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 228 people and two associated neighborhoods, Prescott is the 640th largest community in Michigan.Prescott is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Prescott is a village of service providers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Prescott who work in healthcare suport services (14.66%), architecture and engineering (10.34%), and healthcare (9.48%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Residents will find that the village is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Prescott is worth considering. In Prescott, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.01 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit. 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.
