Prospect is home to 907 people in North Carolina. Owners hold 91% of the housing stock. The median age is 30.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. Households here earn about 53% more than in North Carolina as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $100,700.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $110,769, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.4
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Prospect
What changed most since 2000
Median household income (2024 dollars)$62,005 → $110,769(+79%)US over the same years: +6%
Median age33.1 → 30.4(−2.7 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree17.1% → 34.7%(+17.7 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Over time
Prospect, decade by decade
Prospect population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
690
$62,005
$96,001
17.1%
9.2
2010
981
$115,185
$101,563
25.8%
29.3
2020
873
$70,761
$130,415
33.7%
6.2
2024
907
$110,769
$100,700
34.7%
13.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
