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Prosperity, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Prosperity is a Census CDP of 1,389 people across 2.46 square miles of land, in Raleigh County. Median household income is $85,094, 91.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prosperity
What Prosperity is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land565 plus or minus 197
- County holding the largest share of its areaRaleigh 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
- Population1,389 plus or minus 485
- Median age46.7 plus or minus 16.5
- Population under 18276 plus or minus 144
- Share under 1819.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Population 65 and over230 plus or minus 158
- Share 65 and over16.6 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Households496 plus or minus 204
- Family households431 plus or minus 189
- Share of households that are families86.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prosperity
Income and work in Prosperity
- Median household income$85,094 plus or minus $79,132
- Per capita income$27,090 plus or minus $8,584
- Civilian labor force772 plus or minus 328
- Employed772 plus or minus 328
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over1,060 plus or minus 399
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.0 percent plus or minus 12.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent plus or minus 8.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prosperity
Housing in Prosperity
- Housing units496 plus or minus 204
- Occupied units496 plus or minus 204
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied456 plus or minus 198
- Renter occupied40 plus or minus 49
- Ownership rate91.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$141,200
- Single family units496 plus or minus 212
- Share single family100.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prosperity
How Prosperity gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute767 plus or minus 328
- Commuting under 15 minutes437 plus or minus 233
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.0 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more184 plus or minus 145
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent plus or minus 16.0
- Drove alone95.3 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.3 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Prosperity
SBA loans in Prosperity (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$2,805,000
- Average approval$2,805,000
- Median approval$2,805,000
- Largest approval$2,805,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term299 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prosperity, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Raleigh County, not Prosperity
Raleigh County context, not Prosperity figures
- Establishments in Raleigh County1,713
- Covered employment, Raleigh County32,322
- Average annual pay, Raleigh County$54,223
- Housing units permitted, Raleigh County41
Every figure in this section is published for Raleigh 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, West Virginia?
1,389, in 496 households. Prosperity CDP covers 2.46 square miles of land, which is 565 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?
Raleigh 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?
$85,094. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $141,200. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Prosperity businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $2,805,000. 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 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
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 Raleigh 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.