Demographics

People

Total Population1,281
Male Share of the Population51.2%
Female Share of the Population48.8%
Senior Citizens19.8%
Employed Population 16+551
Age of the Population41

Families

% of people married48.4%
Average household size3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher18.4%
Median Earnings25+$29,009
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification$30,417
Median Earnings With High School Degree$25,125

Wealth

Median Family Income$47,500
% Above Poverty Level88.1%
% Below Poverty Level11.9%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time24 minutes
% Working from Home1.5%
% Walking and Biking to Work3.4%
% Using Public Transportation%

Housing

People Living Alone26%
Median Gross Rent$779
Median House Value$131,500

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)45%
German13.7%
Irish8.2%
English4%
Italian1.2%
Dutch0.5%
Russian0.5%
Scottish0.5%
West Indian0.4%
Jamaican0.4%
Danishn0.3%
Greek0.2%
French Except Basque0.2%
Swedish0.2%
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Prosperity Almanac

CategoryValue
CountyNewberry County
Standard Zip Codes29127
Phone Area Codes803
Time ZoneAmerica/New_York
Approximate Latitude34.21
Approximate Longitude-81.53

Prosperity Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

  • Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
  • Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

StationNEWBERRY
Distance7.2 miles
Jan Temp30 to 54 F
Apr Temp46 to 75 F
Jul Temp69 to 92 F
Oct Temp48 to 75 F
Annual Precip49.3 inches
StationPARR
Distance14.5 miles
Jan Temp31 to 54 F
Apr Temp46 to 75 F
Jul Temp69 to 93 F
Oct Temp48 to 76 F
Annual Precip45.7 inches
StationSALUDA
Distance19.3 miles
Jan Temp31 to 53 F
Apr Temp48 to 75 F
Jul Temp70 to 93 F
Oct Temp48 to 75 F
Annual Precip47.7 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

LocationPopulationMedian Family Income
Chapin1,755$71,028
Little Mountain225$73,750
Newberry10,289$41,536
Pomaria145$40,000
Saluda3,613$38,015
Silverstreet146$63,750

Prosperity Public Schools

Mid-carolina High
377 Cy Schumpert Road
ZIP: 29127
(803) 364-2134
High
Total Enrollment 780
Mid-carolina Middle
6794 Us Highway 76
ZIP: 29127
(803) 364-3634
Middle
Total Enrollment 598
Prosperity-rikard Elementary
381 South Wheeler Avenue
ZIP: 29127
(803) 364-2321
Primary
Total Enrollment 384
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