2020 census As of the
2020 census, Prague had a population of 2,356. The median age was 39.6 years, with 24.6% of residents under the age of 18 and 19.0% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 87.1 males age 18 and over. 0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 997 households in Prague, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 42.6% were married-couple households, 18.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,109 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 58.7% were owner-occupied and 41.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.6%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 2,138 people, 864 households, and 567 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,021 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 83.07%
White, 3.70%
African American, 9.92%
Native American, 0.33%
Asian, 0.09% from
other races, and 2.90% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.12% of the population. There were 864 households, out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were
married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.91. In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,779, and the median income for a family was $32,137. Males had a median income of $24,083 versus $19,438 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $14,381. About 11.3% of families and 17.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Newspapers==