Southern West Virginia News

32 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Prosperity in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This was 3.1 percent higher than the state average of 28.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,451.

90.2 percent of the population had at least a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	114	9.8
Regular high school diploma	375	32.2
GED or alternative credential	41	3.5
Some college, less than 1 year	93	8
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	170	14.6
Associate's degree	143	12.3
Bachelor's degree	186	16
Master's degree	39	3.3
Professional school degree	5	0.4
Doctorate degree	0	0

*All data is for residents who were at least 25 years old in 2020.