East Butler vs Prospect

A side-by-side comparison of East Butler and Prospect: population, income, housing, and more.

East Butler and Prospect are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Prospect has the higher population (1,104 vs 902 in East Butler). Prospect has the higher median household income ($81,042 vs $58,306 in East Butler). Prospect has the higher median home value ($170,600 vs $131,000 in East Butler).

Population, income & housing

	East Butler	Prospect
Population	902	1,104
Median age	39.0 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,306	$81,042
Median home value	$131,000	$170,600
Median gross rent	$900	$885
Housing units	386	456
Homeownership rate	81.8%	90.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	19.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Butler	Prospect
Population	757 → 902 (+19.2%)	1,089 → 1,104 (+1.4%)
Median household income	$53,036 → $58,306 (+9.9%)	$56,797 → $81,042 (+42.7%)
Median home value	$117,100 → $131,000 (+11.9%)	$137,500 → $170,600 (+24.1%)
Median gross rent	$812 → $900 (+10.8%)	$855 → $885 (+3.5%)

East Butler

Population

757902

Median household income

$53,036$58,306

Median home value

$117,100$131,000

Median gross rent

$812$900

Prospect

Population

1,0891,104

Median household income

$56,797$81,042

Median home value

$137,500$170,600

Median gross rent

$855$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Butler	Prospect
Under 5	4.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	24.9%	14.3%
18 to 24	10.2%	10.4%
25 to 34	8.8%	9.0%
35 to 44	13.1%	12.0%
45 to 54	17.7%	17.2%
55 to 64	13.5%	15.9%
65 to 74	5.0%	13.7%
75 and over	2.8%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Butler	Prospect
White (non-Hispanic)	98.3%	96.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Butler	Prospect
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.4%
High school graduate	54.6%	47.0%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.7%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1.8%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Butler	Prospect
Drove alone	80.3%	77.1%
Carpooled	3.2%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.0%	9.8%
Other means	0.6%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Butler	Prospect
1-unit, detached	77.5%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.1%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	East Butler	Prospect
Poverty rate	9.4%	6.3%
Average household size	2.52	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	29
Median year structure built	1956	1976