Population: 4,838. Estimated population in July 2020: 5,140 (+6.2% change)
Males: 2,310 (47.7%), Females: 2,528 (52.3%)
Benton County
Zip code: 99350
Median resident age: 32.0 years
Median household income: $39,185
Median house value: $98,500
Races in Prosser:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.2%)
- Hispanic (29.4%)
- Other race (15.1%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Black (0.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.3%), English (10.8%), Irish (9.3%), United States (6.8%), Norwegian (4.3%), French (4.2%).
Elevation: 665 feet
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Prosser
- High school or higher: 68.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prosser city
- Never married: 18.1%
- Now married: 64.1%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 8.4%
12.5% Foreign born (11.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +308 (+6.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Prosser:
- PROSSER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (723 MEMORIAL STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Prosser:
- SUNNYSIDE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA)
- KADLEC MEDICAL CENTER (about 34 miles; RICHLAND, WA)
- LOURDES COUNSELING CENTER (about 34 miles; RICHLAND, WA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prosser:
- TRI-CITIES (about 45 miles; PASCO, WA; Abbreviation: PSC)
- YAKIMA AIR TERMINAL/MCALLISTER FIELD (about 59 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Abbreviation: YKM)
- EASTERN OREGON REGIONAL AT PENDLETON (about 74 miles; PENDLETON, OR; Abbreviation: PDT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prosser:
- PROSSER (about 2 miles; PROSSER, WA; Abbreviation: S40)
- SUNNYSIDE MUNI (about 16 miles; SUNNYSIDE, WA; Abbreviation: 1S5)
- BOARDMAN (about 29 miles; BOARDMAN, OR; Abbreviation: M50)
Amtrak station near Prosser:
- 17 miles: SUNNYSIDE (OUTPOST TEXACO, EXIT 69, I-82) – Bus Station
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prosser:
- COLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGE (about 47 miles; PASCO, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,529)
- YAKIMA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 63 miles; YAKIMA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,906)
- CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; ELLENSBURG, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,420)
- WENATCHEE VALLEY COLLEGE (about 93 miles; WENATCHEE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,074)
- WALLA WALLA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; WALLA WALLA, WA; Full-time enrollment: 2,812)
- EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; LA GRANDE, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,192)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
Schools
Public high schools in Prosser:
- PROSSER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 843; Location: 1203 PROSSER AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
- PROSSER FALLS EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 69; Location: 1500 GRANT AVE.; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prosser:
- HOUSEL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 676; Location: 2001 HIGHLAND DR.; Grades: 06 – 08)
- PROSSER HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY (Students: 511; Location: 2008 MILLER AVE.; Grades: 03 – 05)
- KEENE-RIVERVIEW ELEMENTARY (Students: 480; Location: 832 PARK AVE.; Grades: PK – 02)
- WHITSTRAN ELEMENTARY (Students: 285; Location: 102101 W. FOISY; Grades: KG – 05)