Prosper texas real estate
Prosper
Prosper Texas made
its beginnings in cotton. The land was very favorable for cotton and
in the end that's what brought people into the area. In 1876 a Dr.
A. T. Bryant purchased a tract of land which eventually became known
as Prosper. From that moment much happened to create the town of
Prosper. A new railroad in 1902 linked numerous communities and
brought life into Prosper.
In 1914 Prosper was
incorporated by the government and a population of 500 residents.
The person appointed Mayor ended up serving in the position for 49
years. Things were up and down for awhile and as the 1980's moved
around the area started to grow again. Today the area is home to at
least 100 businesses.
Prosper is a small
but always growing community that is a pleasure to live or work in.
The area sees many day residents of the people that work in the area
and equally as many night residents that are home to Prosper no
matter the hour. The area has plenty of housing options for the
single businessman or the dedicated family.
Elementary
Prosper Elementary School
(972) 346-2456
402 S Craig Rd
Prosper, TX
Middle
Prosper Middle School
(972) 346-9114
605 E 7th St
Prosper, TX
High
Prosper High School
(972) 346-2455
300 Eagle Lane
Prosper, TX
Prosper, Texas Demographic
Information
Serves zip codes: 75078
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Neighborhood type |
Suburban |
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Population |
2,944 |
3,452,059 |
22,118,509 |
290,809,777 |
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Pop. density |
96.4 |
1,859.9 |
79.6 |
79.6 |
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Percent male |
50.0% |
49.8% |
49.6% |
49.1% |
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Percent female |
50.0% |
50.2% |
50.4% |
50.9% |
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Median age |
31.0 |
33.6 |
34.0 |
36.5 |
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People per household |
3.2 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.6 |
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Median household income |
$70,000 |
$47,214 |
$39,927 |
$41,994 |
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Average income per capita |
$27,459 |
$23,352 |
$19,617 |
$21,587 |
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Violent crime risk index |
3.0 |
4.5 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
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Property crime risk index |
3.0 |
4.9 |
3.1 |
3.2 |
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Median home value |
$176,707 |
$128,100 |
$94,300 |
$170,800 |
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Median age of homes |
31.0 |
16.6 |
23.4 |
27.8 |
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Home appreciation |
2.1% |
2.0% |
2.3% |
7.7% |
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Homes - owned |
80.2% |
59.7% |
57.8% |
63.4% |
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Homes - rented |
13.9% |
29.6% |
32.8% |
21.7% |
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Homes - vacant |
5.9% |
10.7% |
9.4% |
14.8% |
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Commuting by bus |
0.2% |
2.6% |
1.9% |
2.0% |
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Commuting by carpool |
11.0% |
15.4% |
14.5% |
14.6% |
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Commuting by auto |
82.0% |
75.7% |
77.8% |
71.6% |
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Working at home |
4.1% |
2.6% |
2.8% |
5.6% |
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Currently married |
68.6% |
56.1% |
56.5% |
58.3% |
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Never married |
15.6% |
24.5% |
25.6% |
23.8% |
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Divorced |
7.1% |
9.7% |
9.8% |
7.7% |
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Widowed |
6.8% |
5.7% |
5.7% |
7.4% |
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Separated |
1.9% |
4.0% |
2.5% |
2.8% |
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Married - w/ children |
41.7% |
30.2% |
38.1% |
28.5% |
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Married - no children |
28.0% |
27.3% |
37.9% |
31.3% |
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Single - w/ children |
8.5% |
10.9% |
13.8% |
9.3% |
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Single - no children |
21.8% |
31.6% |
10.2% |
30.7% |
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High school graduates |
87.6% |
79.3% |
75.7% |
80.4% |
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College degree - 2 year |
5.8% |
7.7% |
5.2% |
8.2% |
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College degree - 4 year |
24.0% |
24.9% |
15.6% |
14.9% |
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Graduate degree |
9.7% |
10.2% |
7.6% |
7.0% |
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Expenditures per student |
$5,455 |
$5,049 |
$6,218 |
$5,896 |
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Students per teacher |
13.5 |
15.7 |
12.4 |
16.0 |
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Students per librarian |
906 |
910 |
995 |
934 |
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Students per guidance counselor |
460 |
910 |
995 |
560 |
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Unemployment rate |
5.1% |
6.2% |
6.0% |
5.7% |
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Recent job growth |
1.4% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
1.4% |
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Future job growth |
39.6% |
1.4% |
0.9% |
10.5% |
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Sales tax |
8.25% |
8.23% |
7.77% |
5.63% |
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Income tax |
0.00% |
0.00% |
0.00% |
5.02% |
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Cost of living index |
103.9 |
91.2 |
80.0 |
100.0 |
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Air quality |
29 |
19 |
63 |
48 |
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Watershed quality |
80 |
82 |
71 |
54 |
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Physicians per capita |
198.6 |
189.2 |
81.7 |
168.5 |
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Health cost index |
110.9 |
107.6 |
96.1 |
100.0 |
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Superfund site index |
86 |
54 |
93 |
71 |
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UV index |
5.6 |
5.6 |
5.8 |
4.3 |
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Altitude |
660 |
549 |
1,371 |
1,058 |
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Rainfall (inches annually) |
39.5 |
40.1 |
31.3 |
38.8 |
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Snowfall (inches annually) |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
24.4 |
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January avg. low temp |
32.3 |
33.9 |
33.0 |
21.6 |
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July avg. high temp |
95.3 |
94.9 |
94.6 |
86.4 |
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Days of precipitation annually |
79 |
79 |
77 |
112 |
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Days mostly sunny annually |
232 |
232 |
235 |
205 |
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Comfort index (during hot weather) |
25 |
25 |
27 |
44 |
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