Prospect Park

Population: 6,402
Median household income: $65,774
Median home value: $239,700

Prospect Park is a community in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, home to 6,402 residents. At $65,774, its median household income sits below Delaware County's $88,576.

Between 2019 and 2023, Prospect Park's population declined 1.2% from 6,483 to 6,402, while its median home value rose 25.0% from $191,700 to $239,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 78.5% of the population. 70.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,402
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $65,774
Median home value: $239,700
Median gross rent: $1,154
Housing units: 2,671
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4836,402

Median household income

$60,569$65,774

Median home value

$191,700$239,700

Median gross rent

$1,043$1,154

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,483	$60,569	$191,700	$1,043
2020	6,495	$58,996	$198,600	$966
2021	6,414	$63,515	$196,700	$1,076
2022	6,411	$63,015	$221,800	$1,160
2023	6,402	$65,774	$239,700	$1,154

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3419.8%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	466	7.3%
5 to 17	771	12.0%
18 to 24	468	7.3%
25 to 34	1,268	19.8%
35 to 44	744	11.6%
45 to 54	785	12.3%
55 to 64	952	14.9%
65 to 74	658	10.3%
75 and over	290	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,025	78.5%
Black or African American	673	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.2%
Asian	199	3.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	456	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate31.0%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree16.8%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	330	7.0%
High school graduate	1,458	31.0%
Some college or associate's	1,819	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	789	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	301	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit5.4%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,612	70.9%
Carpooled	424	11.5%
Public transit	197	5.4%
Walked	85	2.3%
Bicycle	20	0.5%
Worked from home	344	9.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,273	38.1%
15 to 29 min	963	28.8%
30 to 44 min	644	19.3%
45 to 59 min	323	9.7%
60+ min	135	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 13.4% (834 of 6,243)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,775	69.7%
Nonfamily households	770	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1948

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,545	95.3%
Vacant	126	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,458	57.3%
Renter-occupied	1,087	42.7%

1-unit, detached37.3%

1-unit, attached22.5%

2 to 4 units24.7%

5 to 19 units12.5%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	996	37.3%
1-unit, attached	602	22.5%
2 to 4 units	661	24.7%
5 to 19 units	335	12.5%
20 or more units	77	2.9%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4262792
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.73 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 39.8861, -75.3074