Prosser is a somewhat small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 6,242 people and four associated neighborhoods, Prosser is the 125th largest community in Washington.Prosser is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Prosser is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Prosser who work in food service (16.17%), management occupations (9.46%), and healthcare suport services (8.63%). In addition, many people in Prosser have jobs in agriculture, more so than in most other communities in America. As a result, you will see quite a number of farms around town. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Prosser is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of people in Prosser who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.81% of adults in Prosser have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Prosser in 2022 was $28,871, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $115,484 for a family of four. However, Prosser contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Prosser is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Prosser home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Prosser, accounting for 53.27% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Prosser residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Prosser include English, German, Irish, French, and Italian. Prosser also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.62%. The most common language spoken in Prosser is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
