It is a fairly quiet city 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!) Prineville 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. Prineville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Prineville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Prineville may be for you.
The education level of Prineville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.64% of adults 25 and older in Prineville have a college degree.
The per capita income in Prineville in 2018 was $29,991, which is lower middle income relative to Oregon, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $119,964 for a family of four. However, Prineville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Prineville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Prineville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prineville residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Prineville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.42% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Prineville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Prineville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
