East Prospect vs New Salem

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

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

New Salem has the higher population (922 vs 755 in East Prospect). New Salem has the higher median household income ($103,750 vs $85,139 in East Prospect). New Salem has the higher median home value ($239,900 vs $191,200 in East Prospect).

Population, income & housing

	East Prospect	New Salem
Population	755	922
Median age	33.3 yrs	39.9 yrs
Median household income	$85,139	$103,750
Median home value	$191,200	$239,900
Median gross rent	$886	$850
Housing units	302	337
Homeownership rate	92.0%	98.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Prospect	New Salem
Population	946 → 755 (-20.2%)	739 → 922 (+24.8%)
Median household income	$75,272 → $85,139 (+13.1%)	$82,639 → $103,750 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$139,300 → $191,200 (+37.3%)	$190,800 → $239,900 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$883 → $886 (+0.3%)	$1,275 → $850 (-33.3%)

East Prospect

Population

946755

Median household income

$75,272$85,139

Median home value

$139,300$191,200

Median gross rent

$883$886

New Salem

Population

739922

Median household income

$82,639$103,750

Median home value

$190,800$239,900

Median gross rent

$1,275$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Prospect	New Salem
Under 5	7.3%	6.9%
5 to 17	23.6%	15.8%
18 to 24	4.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	16.4%	15.2%
35 to 44	17.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	6.0%	10.7%
55 to 64	10.7%	17.5%
65 to 74	9.8%	6.2%
75 and over	4.5%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Prospect	New Salem
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	89.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.8%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Prospect	New Salem
No high school diploma	7.3%	2.0%
High school graduate	52.4%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	37.6%
Bachelor's degree	13.2%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Prospect	New Salem
Drove alone	81.6%	88.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	4.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	6.8%	4.4%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Prospect	New Salem
1-unit, detached	59.9%	98.5%
1-unit, attached	31.1%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.6%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	East Prospect	New Salem
Poverty rate	2.7%	3.6%
Average household size	2.75	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1963	1971