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Prosperity, South Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Prosperity is a Census town of 1,318 people across 1.99 square miles of land, in Newberry County. Median household income is $62,958, 73.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $410,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prosperity
What Prosperity is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.99 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land664 plus or minus 188
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewberry County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prosperity
How many people live in Prosperity
- Population1,318 plus or minus 374
- Median age41.6 plus or minus 13.8
- Population under 18319 plus or minus 96
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over272 plus or minus 142
- Share 65 and over20.6 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Households483 plus or minus 134
- Family households312 plus or minus 98
- Share of households that are families64.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Prosperity
- Median household income$62,958
- Per capita income$29,825
- Civilian labor force625 plus or minus 182
- Employed600 plus or minus 178
- Unemployed25 plus or minus 22
- Unemployment rate4.0 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over932 plus or minus 280
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.3 percent plus or minus 30.1
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Prosperity
- Housing units584 plus or minus 146
- Occupied units483 plus or minus 134
- Vacant units101 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate17.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Owner occupied357 plus or minus 106
- Renter occupied126 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate73.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,200 plus or minus $33,944
- Median gross rent, monthly$827
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.8 percent
- Single family units367 plus or minus 105
- Share single family62.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28 plus or minus 29
- Share in buildings of two or more4.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Mobile homes189 plus or minus 84
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Prosperity gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute536 plus or minus 163
- Commuting under 15 minutes134 plus or minus 71
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.0 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more142 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.5 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone84.3 percent
- Carpooled9.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.5 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prosperity
SBA loans in Prosperity (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$410,000
- Average approval$205,000
- Median approval$205,000
- Largest approval$369,000
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prosperity, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Prosperity
Flood risk in Prosperity
- NFIP communityTown of Prosperity
- NFIP community number450277
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/16/11
The Town of Prosperity does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 450277 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Newberry County, not Prosperity
Newberry County context, not Prosperity figures
- Establishments in Newberry County781
- Covered employment, Newberry County14,366
- Average annual pay, Newberry County$49,024
- Housing units permitted, Newberry County155
Every figure in this section is published for Newberry County as a whole and is not a measurement of Prosperity.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Prosperity questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prosperity, South Carolina?
1,318, in 483 households. Prosperity town covers 1.99 square miles of land, which is 664 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prosperity in?
Newberry County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Prosperity?
$62,958. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,200. Median gross rent is $827 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Prosperity businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $410,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $205,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prosperity, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Prosperity borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Prosperity. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Prosperity in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Prosperity appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Prosperity, town of, community 450277, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Prosperity figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Newberry County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Prosperity.
Is zoning published for Prosperity?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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