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Population (year 2000): 1,047. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,098 (+4.9% change)
Males: 460 (43.9%), Females: 587 (56.1%)
Newberry County
Zip code:
29127
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $30,875 (year 2000)
Median house value: $82,600 (year 2000)
Races in Prosperity:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.3%)
- Black (44.8%)
- Hispanic (2.4%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (14.6%), German
(9.7%), Irish (6.2%), English (6.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), Dutch
(1.2%).
Elevation: 541 feet
Land area: 2.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prosperity
- High school or higher: 66.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
- Unemployed: 6.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prosperity town
- Never married: 24.1%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 6.1%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 7.5%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -88 (-7.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prosperity:
- NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles;
NEWBERRY, SC)
- LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; CLINTON,
SC)
- FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
WINNSBORO, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prosperity:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 35 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- MC ENTIRE ANGS (about 56 miles; EASTOVER, SC; ID:
MMT)
- AUGUSTA RGNL AT BUSH FIELD (about 65 miles; AUGUSTA,
GA; ID: AGS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prosperity:
- NEWBERRY COUNTY (about 10 miles; NEWBERRY, SC; ID:
27J)
- SALUDA COUNTY (about 27 miles; SALUDA, SC; ID: 6J4)
- FAIRFIELD COUNTY (about 31 miles; WINNSBORO, SC; ID:
FDW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prosperity:
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; Full-time enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 39
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; Greenwood, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,429)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 46
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; ROCK HILL, SC;
FT enrollment: 4,976)
Public high school in Prosperity:
- MID-CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 586;
Location: 6794 U. S. HWY. 76; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prosperity:
- MID CAROLINA MIDDLE (Students: 559; Location:
6834 U S HWY 76; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PROSPERITY-RIKARD ELEMENTARY (Students: 477;
Location: 381 SOUTH WHEELER AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
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