Prosser vs West Richland

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

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

West Richland has the higher population (17,126 vs 6,213 in Prosser). West Richland has the higher median household income ($118,056 vs $66,406 in Prosser). West Richland has the higher median home value ($404,300 vs $269,300 in Prosser).

Population, income & housing

	Prosser	West Richland
Population	6,213	17,126
Median age	33.4 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,406	$118,056
Median home value	$269,300	$404,300
Median gross rent	$894	$1,577
Housing units	2,445	6,031
Homeownership rate	57.0%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.5%	39.5%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prosser	West Richland
Population	6,202 → 6,213 (+0.2%)	14,495 → 17,126 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$50,164 → $66,406 (+32.4%)	$99,817 → $118,056 (+18.3%)
Median home value	$182,900 → $269,300 (+47.2%)	$270,500 → $404,300 (+49.5%)
Median gross rent	$835 → $894 (+7.1%)	$1,280 → $1,577 (+23.2%)

Prosser

Population

6,2026,213

Median household income

$50,164$66,406

Median home value

$182,900$269,300

Median gross rent

$835$894

West Richland

Population

14,49517,126

Median household income

$99,817$118,056

Median home value

$270,500$404,300

Median gross rent

$1,280$1,577

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prosser	West Richland
Under 5	6.7%	7.2%
5 to 17	20.5%	25.1%
18 to 24	11.4%	5.2%
25 to 34	15.0%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.4%	15.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	13.2%
55 to 64	10.8%	10.5%
65 to 74	7.9%	7.0%
75 and over	6.6%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prosser	West Richland
White (non-Hispanic)	43.3%	72.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	2.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	0.7%	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino	53.4%	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prosser	West Richland
No high school diploma	18.9%	7.5%
High school graduate	28.6%	19.0%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	34.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	25.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prosser	West Richland
Drove alone	69.8%	71.7%
Carpooled	17.4%	9.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	10.9%	16.1%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prosser	West Richland
1-unit, detached	59.2%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	1.5%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	3.6%
20 or more units	15.8%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Prosser	West Richland
Poverty rate	20.2%	7.2%
Average household size	2.78	2.99
Mean commute (minutes)	19	25
Median year structure built	1975	2000