Prospect, Tennessee
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| Males: 910 |  (50.1%) |
| Females: 907 |  (49.9%) |
| Median resident age: | 37.8 years |
| Tennessee median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 38477
| Prospect: | $54,786 |
| TN: | $65,254 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,874 (it was $16,156 in 2000)
Prospect CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $210,817 (it was $74,400 in 2000)
| Prospect: | $210,817 |
| TN: | $284,800 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $269,364; detached houses: $292,327; townhouses or other attached units: $651,253; mobile homes: $120,074; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $29,876
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Prospect, TN
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- 1,59386.3%White alone
- 20911.3%Black alone
- 211.1%Two or more races
- 160.9%Hispanic
- 70.4%American Indian alone
Races in Prospect detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Tennessee and other state lists, there were 14 registered sex offenders living in Prospect, Tennessee as of April 27, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Prospect is 130 to 1.
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 62.1 square miles.
Population density: 29 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Prospect CCD: | 0.7% ($505) |
| Tennessee: | 0.8% ($715) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Decatur, AL 
(32.4 miles , pop. 53,929).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Nashville-Davidson, TN (77.9 miles , pop. 545,524).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (471.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Elkton, TN (2.6 miles ),
), Lester, AL (2.9 miles),
Ardmore, TN (3.2 miles ),
), Ardmore, AL (3.3 miles ),
), Latitude: 35.05 N, Longitude: 87.02 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 931
| Here: | 2.9% |
| Tennessee: | 3.0% |
- Transportation equipment (9.5%)
- Construction (7.9%)
- Metal & metal products (6.4%)
- Finance & insurance (4.9%)
- Health care (4.6%)
- Food & beverage stores (4.5%)
- Food (4.3%)
- Construction (10.1%)
- Transportation equipment (9.9%)
- Metal & metal products (9.6%)
- Public administration (5.8%)
- Wood products (5.7%)
- Food (5.1%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.7%)
- Health care (9.6%)
- Transportation equipment (8.8%)
- Finance & insurance (8.3%)
- Accommodation & food services (7.7%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.8%)
- Educational services (5.8%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (5.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7.5%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (6.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.2%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.2%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (11.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.0%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (10.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (9.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Cashiers (5.2%)
- Customer service representatives (5.2%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.7%)
Average climate in Prospect, Tennessee
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 55.1. This is better than average.
| City: | 55.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 5.72. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 23.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 5.72 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Prospect-area historical tornado activity is above Tennessee state average. It is 120% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 23.6 miles away from the Prospect place center killed 28 people and injured 267 people.
On 4/3/1974, a category F5 tornado 24.2 miles away from the place center killed 16 people and injured 190 people.
Earthquake activity:
Prospect-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Tennessee state average. It is 192% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.9 (4.4 MB, 4.6 MW, 4.9 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from Prospect center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 114.5 miles away from Prospect center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 240.2 miles away from Prospect center
On 4/29/2003 at 08:59:39, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MW, Depth: 12.3 mi) earthquake occurred 87.8 miles away from the city center
On 5/4/1991 at 01:18:54, a magnitude 5.0 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 5.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 189.0 miles away from the city center
On 3/25/1976 at 00:41:20, a magnitude 5.0 (4.9 MB, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 191.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Giles County (17) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 1
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Tornadoes: 7, Winds: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Flash Flood: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Prospect:
- HILLSIDE HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 10 miles away; PULASKI, TN)
- MEADOWBROOK NH (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; PULASKI, TN)
- MEADOWBROOK NURSING CENTER (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; PULASKI, TN)
- RCG PULASKI (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; PULASKI, TN)
- NHC HEALTHCARE, PULASKI (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; PULASKI, TN)
- ARDMORE NH (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; ARDMORE, TN)
- ARDMORE ON MAIN CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; ARDMORE, TN)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prospect:
- Athens State University (about 18 miles; Athens, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
- John C Calhoun State Community College (about 28 miles; Tanner, AL; FT enrollment: 7,911)
- University of Alabama in Huntsville (about 32 miles; Huntsville, AL; FT enrollment: 6,006)
- Alabama A & M University (about 32 miles; Normal, AL; FT enrollment: 4,524)
- Columbia State Community College (about 40 miles; Columbia, TN; FT enrollment: 3,383)
- University of North Alabama (about 42 miles; Florence, AL; FT enrollment: 5,886)
- Northwest-Shoals Community College (about 44 miles; Muscle Shoals, AL; FT enrollment: 2,702)
Points of interest:
Notable location: Giles County Fire and Rescue Squad Prospect (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Prospect include: Bethel Church of Christ (A), Poplar Hill Church (B), Fiducia Church (C), Hanna Church (D), Phoenix Chapel (E), Antioch Church (F), New Zion Church (G), Cedar Grove Church (H), Chestnut Grove Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Trotter Cemetery (1), Kelly Cemetery (2), Kimbrough Cemetery (3), Whitfield Cemetery (4), Anthony Cemetery (5), Beasley Cemetery (6), Shores Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Liberty Branch (A), Westmoreland Branch (B), Hazelwood Branch (C), Hanna Branch (D), Haden Branch (E), Griffin Branch (F), Tackets Branch (G), Gilbert Branch (H), Ford Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Cully Cobb - Journalist.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Prospect and their reported violations in the past:
SOUTH GILES UTILITY DISTRICT (Population served: 3,494, Purch surface water):Past health violations:Past monitoring violations:
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2008 and JUN-2008, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-18-2008), St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2008), St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-21-2008), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2008), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-2009)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2008 and MAR-2008, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-21-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-21-2008), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2008), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2008), St Compliance achieved (MAY-13-2008), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-18-2008), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-2009)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2008 and MAR-2008, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-21-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-21-2008), St Public Notif received (MAY-05-2008), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2008), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-18-2008), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2008), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-2009)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2007 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-22-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-22-2008), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2008), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2008), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-18-2008), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2008)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2007 and DEC-2007, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-22-2008), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-22-2008), St Public Notif received (FEB-01-2008), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2008), St Compliance achieved (MAY-13-2008), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-18-2008)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2007 and SEP-2007, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-24-2007), St Public Notif requested (OCT-24-2007), St Public Notif received (NOV-05-2007), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2008), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-18-2008), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2008)
- 5 other older health violations
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2011 and MAR-2011, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-19-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-19-2011), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2011), St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2012)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JUL-2009 and SEP-2009, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-01-2009), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-01-2009), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2009)
- Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2008 and MAR-2008, Contaminant: Chlorine. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-12-2008), St Public Notif requested (MAR-12-2008), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-06-2008), St AO (w/penalty) issued (JUN-18-2008), St Public Notif received (JUN-27-2008), St Compliance achieved (JUN-30-2008), St Public Notif received (JUL-09-2009)
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 minor monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.6 people |
| Tennessee: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 66.5% |
| Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 2.6% |
| Whole state: | 4.2% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
| This place: | 10.4% |
| Whole state: | 13.5% |
| This place: | 3.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.8% |
For population 15 years and over in Prospect:
- Never married: 20.6%
- Now married: 65.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 6.6%
- Divorced: 7.7%
For population 25 years and over in Prospect:
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 29.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 12.0 |
| Tennessee average: | 13.3 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Prospect, TN (based on Giles County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 14,299 | 70 |
| Mainline Protestant | 3,467 | 31 |
| Black Protestant | 1,506 | 12 |
| Catholic | 400 | 1 |
| Other | 4 | 1 |
| None | 9,809 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 8
| This county: | 2.76 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| This county: | 0.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 4
| Here: | 1.38 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 19
| This county: | 6.55 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 5.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 12
| Giles County: | 4.14 / 10,000 pop. |
| Tennessee: | 6.56 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Giles County: | 11.6% |
| Tennessee: | 11.4% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Giles County: | 32.7% |
| State: | 30.2% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Giles County: | 13.2% |
| State: | 13.5% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Prospect:
- WVNN (770 AM; 10 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WLOR (1550 AM; 50 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WBXR (1140 AM; daytime; 15 kW; HAZEL GREEN, AL; Owner: LOW COUNTRY CORPORATION, INC.)
- WSLV (1110 AM; daytime; 2 kW; ARDMORE, TN; Owner: B & E BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKAC (1080 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ATHENS, AL; Owner: LIMESTONE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WZNN (620 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, AL; Owner: MANUEL HUERTA)
- WSM (650 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: GAYLORD ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY)
- WDJL (1000 AM; daytime; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: JAMES K. SHARP DBA 5TH AVE BROADCASTING)
- WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
- WEUP (1600 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR. & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WEUV (1700 AM; 10 kW; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNDLEY BATTS, SR & VIRGINIA CAPLES)
- WAMB (1160 AM; 50 kW; DONELSON, TN; Owner: GREAT SOUTHERN BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WKDA (1200 AM; 50 kW; NASHVILLE, TN; Owner: RADIO NASHVILLE, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Prospect:
- WKSR-FM (98.3 FM; PULASKI, TN; Owner: PULASKI BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WEUZ (92.1 FM; MINOR HILL, TN; Owner: BROADCAST ONE, INC.)
- WAHR (99.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- WZYP (104.3 FM; ATHENS, AL; Owner: ATHENS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- W278AA (103.5 FM; MADISON, AL; Owner: TENNESSEE VALLEY RADIO, INC.)
- WDRM (102.1 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLLX (97.5 FM; LAWRENCEBURG, TN; Owner: ROGER WRIGHT DBA PROSPECT COMMUNICATIONS)
- W289AC (105.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
- W222AK (92.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PRESS W. PARHAM)
- WAYH (88.1 FM; HARVEST, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WXQW (94.1 FM; MERIDIANVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W293AH (106.5 FM; NORMAL, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WYFD (91.7 FM; DECATUR, AL; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- WRTT-FM (95.1 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: BCA RADIO, LLC)
- W249BB (97.7 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- W275AA (102.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: ARCHIE C. BOBO, PERSONAL REP. OF DORSEY E. NEWMAN ESTATE)
- W300AH (107.9 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PORTER L. BATTS)
- W202BV (88.3 FM; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WUSX (93.3 FM; TULLAHOMA, TN; Owner: TENNNESSE VALLEY RADIO, INC)
- W251AC (98.1 FM; CHAPSHAW, AL; Owner: WILLIAM PAXTON ROGERS)
TV broadcast stations around Prospect:
- WTZT-LP (Channel 11; ATHENS, AL; Owner: WTZT-LP TELEVISION STATION, L.L.C.)
- WZDX (Channel 54; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: HUNTSVILLE TELEVISION ACQUISITION CORP.)
- WAAY-TV (Channel 31; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: PIEDMONT TELEVISION OF HUNTSVILLE LICENSE LLC)
- WHNT-TV (Channel 19; HUNTSVILLE, AL; Owner: NEW YORK TIMES MANAGEMENT SERVICES)
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers:
1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Prospect)FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
31 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:
2- 1 Mi W Us Hwy 31 On Tucker Bend Rd (Lat: 35.085361 Lon: -86.964722), Type: Silo, Structure height: 36.5 m, Overall height: 43 m, Call Sign: WSH370,
Assigned Frequencies: 153.305 MHz, Grant Date: 08/14/2004, Expiration Date: 10/30/2014, Cancellation Date: 01/03/2015, Registrant: Radio Room South, 608 Morrow Rd, Pulaski, TN 38478, Phone: (931) 363-5038, Email:
- Tank, Tank Off Hwy 31, 1.8 Km Nw Of Elkton (Lat: 35.064806 Lon: -86.909444), Type: Pipe, Structure height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WQCF671,
Assigned Frequencies: 173.262 MHz, Grant Date: 02/22/2005, Expiration Date: 02/22/2015, Cancellation Date: 04/25/2015, Certifier: Cathy J Dradt, Registrant: Dexter Fortson Associates, Inc., 910 Ploof Drive, Hueytown, AL 35023, Phone: (205) 432-2700, Fax: (205) 491-4751, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:
13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Prospect)2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
- Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Prospect, TN
- 5944.7%Outside Fires
- 4937.1%Structure Fires
- 1712.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
- 75.3%Other
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 8. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 23 took place in 2006, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.7%), and Structure Fires (37.1%).
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 47.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 41.9%Electricity
- 4.5%Wood
- 3.7%Utility gas
- 1.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.8%No fuel used
- 51.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 44.3%Electricity
- 4.1%Wood
Prospect compared to Tennessee state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.