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Prosperity, West Virginia

Field	Value
official_name	Prosperity, West Virginia
settlement_type	Census-designated place (CDP)
motto
image_seal
image_map	WVMap-doton-Prosperity.PNG
mapsize	250x200px
map_caption	Location of Prosperity, West Virginia
map_caption1
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	West Virginia
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Raleigh
established_date
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	6.4
area_land_km2	6.4
area_water_km2	0.0
area_total_sq_mi	2.5
area_land_sq_mi	2.5
area_water_sq_mi	0.0
<!-- Population -->	population_as_of	2020
population_total	1345
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
<!-- General information -->	timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	2451
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	25909
area_code	304
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	54-65836
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2389712

Prosperity is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,345 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.4 km), all land.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 1,310 people, 570 households, and 395 families living in the CDP. The population density was 840.6 people per square mile (324.2/km). There were 624 housing units at an average density of 400.4/sq mi (154.4/km). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.24% White, 0.92% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.15% Asian, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.53%.

Of the 570 households 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 28.2% of households were one person and 12.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.81.

The age distribution was 20.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median household income was $31,632 and the median family income was $50,306. Males had a median income of $35,063 versus $26,513 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,552. About 5.6% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 5.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

(2011-02-12). "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{GNIS. 2389712
(May 2023). "Census Bureau profile: Prosperity CDP, West Virginia". [[United States Census Bureau]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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