2020 census As of the
2020 census, Prophetstown had a population of 1,946. The median age was 44.1 years. 22.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.1 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 785 households in Prophetstown, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.5% were married-couple households, 19.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 2,023 people, 809 households, and 533 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 865 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.92%
White, 0.89%
African American, 0.10%
Native American, 0.10%
Asian, 0.25% from
other races, and 0.74% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino people of any race were 1.14% of the population. There were 809 households, out of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.1% were
married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.0% were non-families. 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $37,452, and the median income for a family was $47,589. Males had a median income of $33,828 versus $21,438 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $19,572. About 3.9% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.4% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==