Delta vs East Prospect

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

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

East Prospect has the higher population (755 vs 687 in Delta). East Prospect has the higher median household income ($85,139 vs $67,386 in Delta). Delta has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $191,200 in East Prospect).

Population, income & housing

	Delta	East Prospect
Population	687	755
Median age	33.5 yrs	33.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,386	$85,139
Median home value	$201,400	$191,200
Median gross rent	$1,036	$886
Housing units	337	302
Homeownership rate	54.6%	92.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.2%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Delta	East Prospect
Population	591 → 687 (+16.2%)	946 → 755 (-20.2%)
Median household income	$48,750 → $67,386 (+38.2%)	$75,272 → $85,139 (+13.1%)
Median home value	$160,600 → $201,400 (+25.4%)	$139,300 → $191,200 (+37.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,005 → $1,036 (+3.1%)	$883 → $886 (+0.3%)

Delta

Population

591687

Median household income

$48,750$67,386

Median home value

$160,600$201,400

Median gross rent

$1,005$1,036

East Prospect

Population

946755

Median household income

$75,272$85,139

Median home value

$139,300$191,200

Median gross rent

$883$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Delta	East Prospect
Under 5	12.2%	7.3%
5 to 17	14.6%	23.6%
18 to 24	6.7%	4.0%
25 to 34	19.1%	16.4%
35 to 44	13.1%	17.7%
45 to 54	11.5%	6.0%
55 to 64	10.0%	10.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.8%
75 and over	5.1%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Delta	East Prospect
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.5%	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Delta	East Prospect
No high school diploma	16.6%	7.3%
High school graduate	37.4%	52.4%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Delta	East Prospect
Drove alone	75.2%	81.6%
Carpooled	7.5%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.4%	6.8%
Other means	2.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Delta	East Prospect
1-unit, detached	60.8%	59.9%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	31.1%
2 to 4 units	14.2%	4.0%
5 to 19 units	15.1%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Delta	East Prospect
Poverty rate	7.8%	2.7%
Average household size	2.52	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	40	26
Median year structure built	1938	1963