Prosperity

Population: 1,575
Median household income: $82,637
Median home value: $115,700

Prosperity, a community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, has 1,575 residents. At $82,637, its median household income sits above Raleigh County's $52,055.

From 2019 to 2023, Prosperity's population declined 13.2% from 1,815 to 1,575, while its median home value was little changed from $115,700 to $115,700.

30.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 86.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,575
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $82,637
Median home value: $115,700
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 512
Homeownership rate: 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8151,575

Median household income

$52,382$82,637

Median home value

$115,700$115,700

Median gross rent

$878$1,087

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,815	$52,382	$115,700	$878
2020	1,451	$58,724	$106,400	$999
2021	1,410	$55,611	$84,900	$1,056
2022	1,531	$66,905	$115,000	$1,087
2023	1,575	$82,637	$115,700	—

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4422.9%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 6422.7%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	17	1.1%
5 to 17	337	21.4%
18 to 24	82	5.2%
25 to 34	72	4.6%
35 to 44	361	22.9%
45 to 54	90	5.7%
55 to 64	357	22.7%
65 to 74	201	12.8%
75 and over	58	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,124	71.4%
Black or African American	251	15.9%
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	153	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.6%

High school graduate57.7%

Some college or associate's9.4%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	2.6%
High school graduate	657	57.7%
Some college or associate's	107	9.4%
Bachelor's degree	203	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	142	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone90.5%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	698	90.5%
Carpooled	38	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	4.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	374	50.8%
15 to 29 min	239	32.5%
30 to 44 min	37	5.0%
45 to 59 min	41	5.6%
60+ min	45	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.12
Poverty rate: 11.2% (177 of 1,575)

	Count	Share
Family households	489	97.6%
Nonfamily households	12	2.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	501	97.9%
Vacant	11	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	433	86.4%
Renter-occupied	68	13.6%

1-unit, detached98.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	502	98.0%
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	10	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5465836
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.8382, -81.1968