Prospect

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Prospect

Total population

723

Median home value

$326,400

16.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$53,625

Prospect$54k

National$74k

Elevation782 m

Land area3.5 km²

Weather75°F · Patchy Fog then Sunny

Coordinates42.75°, -122.47°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Prospect is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It lies along Oregon Route 62 on the Rogue River, in the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 449.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Prospect, OR from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oregon

• Butte Falls
  15.6 mi away
• Trail
  18.4 mi away · pop. 769
• Shady Cove
  20.5 mi away
• Fort Klamath
  24.4 mi away
• Oregon Shores
  31.7 mi away
• Chiloquin
  33 mi away
• Central Point
  34.4 mi away · pop. 19,216
• Medford
  34.8 mi away · pop. 85,824
• Gold Hill
  36.9 mi away
• Wimer
  37 mi away · pop. 421
• Days Creek
  38.2 mi away
• Jacksonville
  39.7 mi away · pop. 2,991

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Prospect

Performance of planted seedlings in shelterwoods near Prospect, Oregon

Robert Steven Giles · 1978

The Oregon Territory

Alexander Simpson · 1846

Mines and Prospects of Oregon

Oregon Mines · 2014

Economic prospects and industrial location: Pendleton, Oregon

Oregon State University. Bureau of Governmental Research and Service. · 1963

Life on the plains of the Pacific

Gustavus Hines · 1851

Oregon

Gustavus Hines · 1851

Willamette Valley, Oregon, "where every prospect pleases."

Willamette Valley Exposition Association. · 1915

Suggestions to prospective settlers in Idaho, Washington and Oregon

United States. Farm Security Administration. Region XI. · 1938

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire Wrights Spring, Klamath, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 43 mi
• Wildfire Fielder Mtn, Jackson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-13 · 44 mi
• Wildfire Picture Rock, Lake, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-16 · 88 mi
• Wildfire MP18, Humboldt, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 128 mi
• Wildfire 0658 ROUND BUTTE, Jefferson, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 142 mi
• Wildfire Austin Non-Stat, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 159 mi
• Wildfire AUSTIN, Clackamas, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 159 mi
• Wildfire COTTONWOOD, Grant, Oregon
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 201 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).