Prompton vs The Escape

A side-by-side comparison of Prompton and The Escape: population, income, housing, and more.

Prompton and The Escape are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

The Escape has the higher population (426 vs 214 in Prompton). Prompton has the higher median household income ($82,500 vs $48,500 in The Escape).

Population, income & housing

	Prompton	The Escape
Population	214	426
Median age	45.0 yrs	51.4 yrs
Median household income	$82,500	$48,500
Median home value	$165,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,028	$1,348
Housing units	102	641
Homeownership rate	77.0%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	12.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Prompton	The Escape
Population	272 → 214 (-21.3%)	—
Median household income	$64,000 → $82,500 (+28.9%)	—
Median home value	$143,100 → $165,800 (+15.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$689 → $1,028 (+49.2%)	—

Prompton

Population

272214

Median household income

$64,000$82,500

Median home value

$143,100$165,800

Median gross rent

$689$1,028

The Escape

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Prompton	The Escape
Under 5	2.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.9%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	12.9%
25 to 34	3.3%	6.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	5.4%
45 to 54	22.9%	20.2%
55 to 64	11.7%	23.7%
65 to 74	6.5%	13.4%
75 and over	8.9%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Prompton	The Escape
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Prompton	The Escape
No high school diploma	4.2%	6.8%
High school graduate	45.1%	53.7%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Prompton	The Escape
Drove alone	77.5%	72.8%
Carpooled	3.1%	25.2%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	7.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.6%	2.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Prompton	The Escape
1-unit, detached	92.2%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.9%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.9%	35.3%

Poverty & households

	Prompton	The Escape
Poverty rate	3.8%	27.5%
Average household size	2.89	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	17	22
Median year structure built	1962	1991