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Population (year 2000): 2,097. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,207 (+100.6% change)
Males: 1,058 (50.5%), Females: 1,039 (49.5%)
Collin County
Zip code:
75078
Median resident age: 32.5 years
Median household income: $64,063 (year 2000)
Median house value: $132,200 (year 2000)
Races in Prosper:
- White Non-Hispanic (79.1%)
- Hispanic (19.2%)
- Other race (5.2%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (16.6%), German
(15.1%), Irish (10.6%), English (6.9%), Italian (2.1%), French
(1.5%).
Land area: 5.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Prosper
- High school or higher: 86.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.6%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Prosper town
- Never married: 16.7%
- Now married: 72.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 3.2%
- Divorced: 6.4%
8.4% Foreign born (7.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +956 (+83.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Prosper:
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF ALLEN (about 12 miles;
ALLEN, TX)
- NORTH CENTRAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles;
MCKINNEY, TX)
- PRESBYTERIAN HOSP OF PLANO (about 14 miles; PLANO,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Prosper:
- DALLAS LOVE FIELD (about 29 miles; DALLAS, TX; ID:
DAL)
- DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL (about 30 miles;
DALLAS-FORT WORTH, TX; ID: DFW)
- FORT WORTH ALLIANCE (about 41 miles; FORT WORTH, TX;
ID: AFW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prosper:
- AERO COUNTRY (about 5 miles; MC KINNEY, TX; ID: T31)
- KITTYHAWK (about 12 miles; ALLEN, TX; ID: 0T7)
- MC KINNEY MUNI (about 16 miles; MC KINNEY, TX; ID:
TKI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Prosper:
- COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-CENTRAL PARK (about
9 miles; MCKINNEY, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,514)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS (about 19 miles;
RICHARDSON, TX; FT enrollment: 7,695)
- BROOKHAVEN COLLEGE (about 22 miles; FARMERS BRANCH,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,711)
- TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,746)
- RICHLAND COLLEGE (about 23 miles; DALLAS, TX; FT
enrollment: 7,352)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS (about 24 miles; DENTON,
TX; FT enrollment: 21,673)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 26 miles;
IRVING, TX; FT enrollment: 2,651)
Public high school in Prosper:
- PROSPER H S (Students: 373; Location: 605 E
7TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prosper:
- PROSPER EL (Students: 592; Location: 605 E
7TH ST; Grades: PK - 04)
- PROSPER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 466;
Location: 605 E 7TH ST; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Prosper:
- PROSPER COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$102,362; Location: 300 EAGLE LN; 7,722 books; 391 audio
materials; 859 video materials; 39 serial subscriptions)
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