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Demographics

Population Statistics
  1990 2000 2005 2008
(Projected)
City of Prosser 4,397 4,838 5,155 5,636
By Zip Code     12,890  
Hispanic % 20.5 26.9 30.3 35.4
Median Age 32 32.6 33.5 34.3
Number of Housing Units 1,578 1,697 1,805 1,968
Median House Value   $98,500    
Benton County Population 158,100
Yakima County Population 227,500
 
Household Income %
  2000 2003 2008
$35,000 - $49,999 22.0 19.7 16.8
$50,000 - $74,999 20.4 22.0 22.7
$75,000 - $99,999 10.7 11.6 12.5
Median Household Income $39,185    

Single-Family New House Construction Permits

Year Number of Building Average Cost
1996 6 $88,200
1997 6 $88,200
1998 11 $109,400
1999 11 $118,300
2000 5 $128,000
2001 7 $156,700
2002 19 $138,200
2003 22 $150,100
2004 17 $156,774
Projected 9.1% increase in population and total housing units from 2003-2008

2000 Census Figures Comparison

  Prosser National Average
Median Age 32.8 years 37.41 years
Median Household Income $39,185 $39,727
Percentage of Single Households 33.5% 44.72%
Percentage of Married Households 66.5% 55.27%
Percentage Households with Children 80.7% 69.28%
Average Household Size 3.10 people 2.57 people
Percentage College or Better 19.2% 25.99%
Percentage White Collar 38.1% 47.07%

Cost of Living

Cost of Living Index 91.7 102.76
Average Yearly Utility Cost $3071 $3250
Average Household Total Consumer Expenditures $38,020 $41,554
Average Household Education Expenditures $659 per year $729 per year
Average Household Entertainment Expenditures $2,083 per year $2,183 per year
Average Household Transportation Expenditures $22,152 per year $24,198 per year
Average Household Non-Retail Expenditures $16,050 per year $17,353 per year

Quality of Life

Average Winter High Temperature 35.1 degrees 41.18 degrees
Average Winter Low Temperature 24.2 degrees 22.8 degrees
Average Summer High Temperature 87.3 degrees 86.46 degrees

Crime in Prosser 2001, 2002, 2003 Averages

0 Murders
1 Rape
2 Robberies
3 Assaults (average per year)
31 Burglaries (average per year)
151 Larceny Counts (average)
9 Auto Thefts (average per year)
3 year average City-data crime index 203.66  (Higher means more crime, US average = 329.7) 35% lower than the national average