Prospect

Population: 488
Median home value: $167,900

Prospect is a community in Grant Parish, Louisiana, home to 488 residents. The median home value of $167,900 is above the Grant Parish median ($135,900).

From 2019 to 2023, Prospect's population grew 17.0% from 417 to 488, while its median home value fell 9.6% from $185,800 to $167,900.

The median resident is 47.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 31.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 488
Median age: 47.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $167,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 254
Homeownership rate: 100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

417488

Median household income

$54,821$46,313

Median home value

$185,800$167,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	417	$54,821	$185,800
2020	177	$52,083	$179,100
2021	112	$60,357	—
2022	220	$46,313	$163,100
2023	488	—	$167,900

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1731.4%

18 to 241.4%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 440.0%

45 to 5431.4%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over0.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	153	31.4%
18 to 24	7	1.4%
25 to 34	56	11.5%
35 to 44	0	0.0%
45 to 54	153	31.4%
55 to 64	31	6.4%
65 to 74	88	18.0%
75 and over	0	0.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	466	95.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	22	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.7%

High school graduate45.7%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	20.7%
High school graduate	150	45.7%
Some college or associate's	62	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	48	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	278	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	162	58.3%
15 to 29 min	60	21.6%
30 to 44 min	56	20.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 4.7% (23 of 488)

	Count	Share
Family households	171	96.1%
Nonfamily households	7	3.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2000

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	178	70.1%
Vacant	76	29.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	178	100.0%
Renter-occupied	0	0.0%

1-unit, detached82.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other17.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	209	82.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	17.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2262733
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.48 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.4464, -92.4964