Prosser vs Richland

A side-by-side comparison of Prosser and Richland: population, income, housing, and more.

Prosser and Richland are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Richland has the higher population (61,912 vs 6,213 in Prosser). Richland has the higher median household income ($92,550 vs $66,406 in Prosser). Richland has the higher median home value ($401,800 vs $269,300 in Prosser).

Population, income & housing

	Prosser	Richland
Population	6,213	61,912
Median age	33.4 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$66,406	$92,550
Median home value	$269,300	$401,800
Median gross rent	$894	$1,397
Housing units	2,445	26,188
Homeownership rate	57.0%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	46.0%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prosser	Richland
Population	6,202 → 6,213 (+0.2%)	56,399 → 61,912 (+9.8%)
Median household income	$50,164 → $66,406 (+32.4%)	$77,686 → $92,550 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$182,900 → $269,300 (+47.2%)	$263,500 → $401,800 (+52.5%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $894 (+7.1%)	$1,087 → $1,397 (+28.5%)

Prosser

Population

6,2026,213

Median household income

$50,164$66,406

Median home value

$182,900$269,300

Median gross rent

$835$894

Richland

Population

56,39961,912

Median household income

$77,686$92,550

Median home value

$263,500$401,800

Median gross rent

$1,087$1,397

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prosser	Richland
Under 5	6.7%	5.9%
5 to 17	20.5%	18.4%
18 to 24	11.4%	9.1%
25 to 34	15.0%	14.6%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	10.8%	10.4%
55 to 64	10.8%	12.0%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.5%
75 and over	6.6%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prosser	Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	43.3%	73.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.3%	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.7%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	53.4%	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prosser	Richland
No high school diploma	18.9%	4.0%
High school graduate	28.6%	16.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prosser	Richland
Drove alone	69.8%	75.4%
Carpooled	17.4%	7.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	10.9%	14.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prosser	Richland
1-unit, detached	59.2%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	9.5%
20 or more units	15.8%	12.2%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Prosser	Richland
Poverty rate	20.2%	9.3%
Average household size	2.78	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	19	20
Median year structure built	1975	1985