Population 604 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Prospect
Household size in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.89 | 2.56 | 2.55 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.40 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.59 | 2.59 | 2.58 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.78 | 2.57 | 2.56 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.12 | +0.01 | +0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Prospect average 2.78 people, a bit above the national 2.65, so families with children are somewhat more common here. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.89, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.1 | 37.9 | 38.2 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 45.5 | 39.1 | 39.1 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 47.6 | 39.9 | 40.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.1 | 40.0 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.0 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
Half of the people in Prospect are younger than 40.1 and half are older, the same as the national median.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 12.1% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.7% | 12.0% | 12.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 7.7% | 11.2% | 11.8% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in twelve households in Prospect (9.1%), below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Prospect
Renters in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.7% | 27.9% | 28.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 20.9% | 30.4% | 30.8% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 9.7% | 30.6% | 31.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 29.2% | 29.8% | 34.8% |
| Change | −1.6 pts | +1.3 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 9.2% of households in Prospect rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Nearly two-thirds of owners (64.5%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.8% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.6% | 12.8% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 22.1% | 13.6% | 15.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 19.5% | 11.6% | 13.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +2.7 pts | −1.0 pts | −0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Prospect: 19.5% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1979 | 1980 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1982 | 1983 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1984 | 1986 | 1980 |
| Change | +6 | +5 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Prospect is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally. The picture is much the same across the Birmingham area.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $556 | $827 | $716 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $566 | $903 | $785 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $650 | $984 | $858 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $730 | $1,238 | $1,091 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$174 | +$412 | +$375 | +$606 |
Rent in Prospect runs $730 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 24.8% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Prospect
Bachelor's degrees in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.5% | 28.3% | 23.3% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 4.1% | 29.1% | 24.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 10.7% | 31.1% | 26.2% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 15.3% | 34.7% | 29.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.8 pts | +6.4 pts | +5.7 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Prospect: 15.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 70.1% | 85.7% | 82.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 71.7% | 86.8% | 84.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 80.1% | 88.9% | 86.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 89.6% | 90.5% | 88.7% | 89.3% |
| Change | +19.5 pts | +4.9 pts | +6.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion in Prospect is close to the national rate: 89.6% of adults have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Prospect
| Period | Prospect | Birmingham area | Alabama | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.6% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 17.9% | 9.2% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.9% | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.9% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −9.7 pts | −3.6 pts | −3.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Prospect is close to the national rate: 4.9% of the labor force, against 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Prospect compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect | 2.78 | 40.1 | 9.1% | 9.2% | 19.5% | 1985 | $730 | 15.3% | 89.6% | 4.9% |
| Nauvoo | 2.62 | 40.7 | 12.5% | 9.8% | 18.4% | 1982 | $709 | 15.2% | 84.0% | 4.8% |
| Saragossa | 3.00 | 44.6 | 6.0% | 9.6% | 15.2% | 1990 | $869 | 20.9% | 96.6% | 4.0% |
| Kansas | 2.13 | 48.0 | 18.6% | 6.7% | 19.4% | 1969 | $666 | 14.6% | 84.2% | 5.9% |
| Carbon Hill | 2.38 | 49.2 | 6.7% | 22.7% | 20.7% | 1983 | $683 | 8.5% | 81.6% | 2.4% |
| Poplar Springs | 2.40 | 44.8 | 7.9% | 19.8% | 40.3% | 1991 | $1,033 | 18.6% | 78.5% | 3.3% |
| Pocahontas | 2.73 | 34.1 | 5.4% | 9.9% | 13.0% | 1998 | $845 | 10.7% | 86.2% | 0.7% |
| Lynn | 2.45 | 42.0 | 13.3% | 18.7% | 17.4% | 1987 | $714 | 6.5% | 74.9% | 1.7% |
| Jasper | 2.63 | 40.8 | 10.4% | 27.3% | 13.5% | 1984 | $817 | 22.4% | 87.4% | 4.7% |
| Eldridge | 2.49 | 38.4 | 14.4% | 10.9% | 20.0% | 1978 | $708 | 16.4% | 77.2% | 1.3% |
| Studdards Crossroads | 1.78 | 51.4 | 0.9% | 3.9% | 11.1% | 1976 | $959 | 11.0% | 83.5% | 6.2% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Prospect. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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