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23960

Prospect, VA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,176
Median household income
$63,533
People below poverty
18%
Median home value
$219,100

Income

The median income of households in 23960 was $63,533. An estimated 10.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 12.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.2
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9
$35,000 to $49,999 13.7
$50,000 to $74,999 11.3
$75,000 to $99,999 10.8
$100,000 to $149,999 11.4
$150,000 to $199,999 9
$200,000 or more 12.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 55305
Female 57699

An estimated 79% of households received earnings. An estimated 19.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $16,397. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79
Social Security 19.4
Retirement income 29
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.7
Cash public assistance income 6.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 18 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 32.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 25.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 18
Children under 18 years below poverty 32.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 25.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.8

In 2020-2024, 29.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 16.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 23960 in 2020-2024, 90.7% had health insurance coverage and 9.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 59.9% and public coverage was 44.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 23960 had a total population of 2,176 - 1,248 (57.4%) females and 928 (42.6%) males. The median age was 35 years. An estimated 23.3% of the population was under 18 years, 32% was 19 to 44 years, 30.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 10.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 23960 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 108 54
5 to 9 45 151
10 to 14 52 56
15 to 19 73 56
20 to 24 83 64
25 to 29 93 132
30 to 34 20 100
35 to 39 89 62
40 to 44 20 32
45 to 49 93 100
50 to 54 38 100
55 to 59 85 161
60 to 64 45 35
65 to 69 21 33
70 to 74 12 30
75 to 79 37 23
80 to 84 14 53
85 and over 0 6

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 60.5% were White; 28.1% were Black or African American; 5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 7.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 23960 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.5% of the people in 23960 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 891 households in 23960. The average household size was 2.44 people.

Married-couple households made up 53.9% of the households in 23960 while cohabiting couple households made up 2.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.8% of all households, while 4.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 4.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 20.3% of all households.

In 23960, 46.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 19.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 53.9
Cohabiting Couples 2.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
4.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 64.9% of males and 47.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.3 21.5
Now married, except separated 64.9 47.7
Separated 1.7 0
Widowed 0 17.2
Divorced 2.2 13.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 23960, 37 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 16.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.3% of the people living in 23960 were U.S. natives. 77.3% of the 23960 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.7% of 23960 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 60% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 40 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 23960 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 23960.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 60
Europe 40
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 23960 in 2020-2024, 0.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 23960 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 95.1
Different house, same county 2.3
Different county, same state 2.3
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 23960 was 438 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 3 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 376. College or graduate school enrollment was 59.

Educational Attainment of People in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.6
High school diploma or equivalency 46.4
Some college, no degree 22.2
Associate's degree 4.3
Bachelor's degree 14.6
Graduate or professional degree 6.8

Disability

In 23960, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.8% of people under 18 years old, to 5.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 23960, 62.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 37.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 26.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 760 71.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 279 26.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 22 2.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 23960 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.8
Construction 11.1
Manufacturing 16.4
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 9.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.5
Public administration 15.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 23960 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 299 28.2
Service occupations 250 23.6
Sales and office occupations 263 24.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 148 13.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 101 9.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.5% of 23960 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 20% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 20
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 10.5

In 2020-2024, 23960 had a total of 1,108 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 19.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 19.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.3% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 8.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 23960 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 78.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 23960 had 891 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 217 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 74.1% while renters occupied 25.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.43.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4% and another 38% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 23960:

House Heating Fuel Used in 23960 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 9.2
Electricity 79
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 5.9
All other fuels 3.7
No fuel used 2.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 23960 was $219,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.4 % had a mortgage. 27.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,141 and for owners without a mortgage it was $514.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 23960 was $724. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.