East Prospect vs New Market

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

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

New Market has the higher population (826 vs 755 in East Prospect). East Prospect has the higher median household income ($85,139 vs $41,364 in New Market). East Prospect has the higher median home value ($191,200 vs $160,200 in New Market).

Population, income & housing

	East Prospect	New Market
Population	755	826
Median age	33.3 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$85,139	$41,364
Median home value	$191,200	$160,200
Median gross rent	$886	$742
Housing units	302	406
Homeownership rate	92.0%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Prospect	New Market
Population	946 → 755 (-20.2%)	732 → 826 (+12.8%)
Median household income	$75,272 → $85,139 (+13.1%)	$38,750 → $41,364 (+6.7%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $191,200 (+37.3%)	$129,300 → $160,200 (+23.9%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $886 (+0.3%)	$683 → $742 (+8.6%)

East Prospect

Population

946755

Median household income

$75,272$85,139

Median home value

$139,300$191,200

Median gross rent

$883$886

New Market

Population

732826

Median household income

$38,750$41,364

Median home value

$129,300$160,200

Median gross rent

$683$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Prospect	New Market
Under 5	7.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	23.6%	23.5%
18 to 24	4.0%	2.8%
25 to 34	16.4%	11.6%
35 to 44	17.7%	24.5%
45 to 54	6.0%	11.0%
55 to 64	10.7%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.8%	5.2%
75 and over	4.5%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Prospect	New Market
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	64.8%
Black or African American	1.7%	17.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	7.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Prospect	New Market
No high school diploma	7.3%	7.4%
High school graduate	52.4%	50.4%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Prospect	New Market
Drove alone	81.6%	84.6%
Carpooled	8.2%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Prospect	New Market
1-unit, detached	59.9%	25.6%
1-unit, attached	31.1%	24.9%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	24.6%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Prospect	New Market
Poverty rate	2.7%	23.4%
Average household size	2.75	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1963	1975