Prospect Park, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

6,417

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

33.7

11.3% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

9.21%

31% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$63,077

4.1% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$244,600

Population & Diversity

Prospect Park, PA is home to a population of 6.42k people, from which 96.7% are citizens.

As of 2024, 6.36% of Prospect Park, PA residents were born outside of the country (408 people).

In 2024, there were 5.02 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.74k people) in Prospect Park, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 944 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 391 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.7%

2024 Citizenship

97.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.7% of Prospect Park, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Prospect Park, PA was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Prospect Park, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prospect Park, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.74k ± 585
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
944 ± 574
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
391 ± 301

0.125%

Hispanic Population

8 people

0.125% of the people in Prospect Park, PA are hispanic (8 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Prospect Park, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

6.36%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

408 people

5.25%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

336 people

As of 2024, 6.36% of Prospect Park, PA residents (408 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Prospect Park, PA was 5.25%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Prospect Park, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (1990s)
212 ± 224
Gulf War (2001-)
105 ± 107
Vietnam
34 ± 48

Prospect Park, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Prospect Park, PA.

Economy

The economy of Prospect Park, PA employs 3.48k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Prospect Park, PA were Educational Services (497 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (477 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (345 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($250,001), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($140,875), and Construction ($72,321).

Employment

Occupations

3.48k

2024 Value

± 684

−6.51%

1 Year decline

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prospect Park, PA declined at a rate of −6.51%, from 3.72k employees to 3.48k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prospect Park, PA, are Management Occupations (395 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (311 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (267 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prospect Park, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

3.48k

2024 Value

± 684

−6.51%

1 Year decline

± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prospect Park, PA declined at a rate of −6.51%, from 3.72k employees to 3.48k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prospect Park, PA, are Educational Services (497 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (477 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (345 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prospect Park, PA, though some of these residents may live in Prospect Park, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$58,059

Median earning men ± $13,874

$38,139

Median earning women ± $12,469

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,722), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($75,727).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($42,700), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,289), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,531).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prospect Park, PA was $244,600 in 2024, which is 0.735 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $239,700 to $244,600, a 2.04% increase. The homeownership rate in Prospect Park, PA is 58%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Prospect Park, PA have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prospect Park, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$244,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$19,650

$1,451

Median Property Taxes

±$355

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Prospect Park, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Prospect Park, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

58%

Homeownership

2024

71.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 58% of the housing units in Prospect Park, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prospect Park, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$63,077

Median Household Income

± $17,968

2.5k

Number of Households

± 526

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.5k households in Prospect Park, PA declined from $63,077 from the previous year's value of $65,774.

The following chart displays the households in Prospect Park, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prospect Park, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.3%)
Carpooled (12.5%)
Worked At Home (9.43%)

In 2024, 71.3% of workers in Prospect Park, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.5%) and those who worked at home (9.43%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prospect Park, PA have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Prospect Park, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Prospect Park, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Prospect Park, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Prospect Park, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

9.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prospect Park, PA (577 out of 6.26k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prospect Park, PA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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