Upper West SC News

21.3 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 17.6 percent lower than the state average of 38.9 percent. In 2020 the total municipality population reached 1,257.

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

Degree	Number of people	Percentage of population
No degree	165	18.3
Regular high school diploma	304	33.7
GED or alternative credential	89	9.9
Some college, less than 1 year	38	4.2
Some college, 1 or more years, no degree	114	12.6
Associate's degree	67	7.4
Bachelor's degree	73	8.1
Master's degree	43	4.8
Professional school degree	9	1
Doctorate degree	0	0

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