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Prosperity, SC

1,318 Population
2 square miles 663.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.6 ±13.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 41.9 ±0.6
  • a little higher than the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$29,825 ±$5,352 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: $32,295 ±$2,158
  • about three-quarters of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$62,958 ±$4,635 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: $61,780 ±$2,811
  • about 90 percent of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.1% ±4.6% (131  ±71) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 17.4% † 6,435 (±2.9% / ±1,071)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.3 minutes ±3.7 (11,965  ±4,203) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 27.2 412,930 (±1.5 / ±28,182)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

483 ±134 Number of households
  • the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 15,325 ±371
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (1,272  ±375) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 2.4 37,029 (±0.1 / ±20)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.4% ±8% (20  ±23) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 8% † 647 (±1.6% / ±132)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in South Carolina: 5.5% 66,091 (±0.2% / ±2,423)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

584 ±146 Number of housing units
  • the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 18,558 ±39
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$152,200 ±$33,944 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: $173,300 ±$8,657
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.8% ±9.5% (205  ±136.5) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 9.3% † 3,516 (±1.8% / ±679.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.3% ±30.2% (748  ±169.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 86.8% 22,744 (±4.2% / ±1,104)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.6% ±5.6% (155  ±70.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 23.1% 6,053 (±2.2% / ±575.6)
  • about half the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.8% ±1.6% (11  ±21) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 4.9% 1,874
  • less than a fifth of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±2.8% (53  ±32) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Newberry, SC Micro Area: 7.2% † 2,168 (±1.1% / ±338)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
53 Total veterans ±32 50 Male ±32 3 Female ±5

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