Prospect borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 946 ( 223 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.1 square miles
Population density: 231.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	903	95.45%	20.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	2	0.21%	100.0%
Asian:	9	0.95%	80.0%
2+ races:	30	3.17%	328.6%
Hispanic:	2	0.21%	75.0%

Total non-White:	43	4.55%	59.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-239	-24.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	16	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
1,169
1,142	97.69%
4	0.34%
1	0.09%
5	0.43%
7	0.60%
8	0.68%
27	2.31%

2000
1,234
1,226	99.35%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.41%
3	0.24%
8	0.65%

1990
1,127
1,125	99.82%
2	0.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.18%

1980
1,037
1,035	99.81%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-84	-6.8
19	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

101	9.0
6	0.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

90	8.7
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Prospect borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
50.3
111	11.7%
835	88.3%
191	20.2%

384
2.46

276	71.9%
238	86.2%
9	3.3%
108	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
42.7
267	22.8%
902	77.2%
169	14.5%

480
2.44

343	71.5%
272	79.3%
27	7.9%
137	28.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.4
292	23.7%
942	76.3%
152	12.3%

506
2.44

362	71.5%
295	81.5%
35	9.7%
144	28.5%

1990
Number	Percent
34.4
296	26.3%
831	73.7%
146	13.0%

445
2.53

323	72.6%
270	83.6%
32	9.9%
122	27.4%

1980
Number	Percent
29.3
304	29.3%
733	70.7%
99	9.5%

381
2.71

303	79.5%
276	91.1%
11	3.6%
78	20.5%

2022 Housing Data for Prospect borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	21	5.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	3.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	9	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	11.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	30	7.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	62	16.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	13.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	21	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	40	10.4%
$200,000 or more	24	6.2%

Median Household Income	76,333
Per Capita Income	37,760

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	26	6.8%
Public Assistance	18	4.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	9.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	443	67.1%
Unemployed	20	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	463	70.2%
Not in Labor Force	197	29.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	170	144	54.1%
Non-Profit	11	64	14.7%
Self-Employed	29	14	67.4%

Local Government	2	16	11.1%
State Government	5	4	55.6%
Federal Government	9	10	47.4%

Total Private + Self	199	158	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	27	94	22.3%
Total	226	252	47.3%

Pct. Govt.	9.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	96	20.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	135	28.2%
Professional, Technical	72	15.1%
Service Occupations	60	12.6%
All others	115	24.1%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	102	21.3%
Construction	72	15.1%
Manufacturing	56	11.7%
Transportation and warehousing	39	8.2%
Retail trade	39	8.2%
Finance and insurance	34	7.1%
Accommodation and food services	24	5.0%
Educational services	21	4.4%
Other services	20	4.2%
Wholesale trade	16	3.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	11	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	2.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	9	1.9%
Public administration	8	1.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	7	1.5%
Information	6	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	7	0.74%
Korean	2	0.21%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	913	98.2%
Other Indo-European	11	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	346	36.6%
Irish	237	25.1%
Polish	145	15.3%
English	129	13.6%
Slovak	48	5.1%
Italian	47	5.0%
American	40	4.2%
Norwegian	28	3.0%
Scottish	28	3.0%
Swedish	22	2.3%
French	18	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	18	1.9%
Hungarian	10	1.1%
Welsh	9	1.0%
Jordanian	7	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	943	99.7%
Not a citizen	3	0.3%

Native	932	98.5%
Foreign-born	14	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	1.0%	8	1.1%	311	42.4%	257	35.0%	122	16.6%	29	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	1.0%
9-12 Years	8	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	311	42.4%
Some College	257	35.0%
Bach. Degree	122	16.6%
Grad Degree	29	4.0%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +32	D +18	D + 9.4%
D +50
2020 vs. 2012	R +68	R +45	R + 1.5%
D +23
2020 vs. 2008	R +85	R +91	R + 10.8%
D -6

2016 vs. 2008	R +53	R +109	R + 20.2%
D -56
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	440	68.9%	Joe Biden (D)	186	29.1%	13	2.0%	639	20	22	0.01%
2016	72%	Donald Trump (R)	408	69.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	136	23.2%	41	7.0%	585	22	24	0.01%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	372	68.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	163	30.1%	6	1.1%	541	22	22	0.01%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	355	64.1%	Barack Obama (D)	192	34.7%	7	1.3%	554	20	18	0.01%
2004	64%	George W. Bush* (R)	400	67.0%	John Kerry (D)	196	32.8%	1	0.2%	597	19	16	0.01%
2000	54%	George W. Bush (R)	316	61.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	182	35.6%	13	2.5%	511	15	14	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Prospect borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

186

29.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

440

68.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

639

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Prospect borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

136

23.2%

Donald Trump (R)

408

69.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

585

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Prospect borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

163

30.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

372

68.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

541

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 22

2008 President, Prospect borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

192

34.7%

John McCain (R)

355

64.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

554

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Prospect borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

400

67.0%

John Kerry (D)

196

32.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

597

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Prospect borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

316

61.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

182

35.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

511

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prospect borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	71%	Mehmet Oz (R)	338	63.9%	John Fetterman (D)	171	32.3%	20 [+]	3.8%	529	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 11 (2.1%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 7 (1.3%); Richard Weiss (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2022	G	71%	Doug Mastriano (R)	321	60.5%	Josh Shapiro (D)	199	37.5%	11 [+]	2.1%	531	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 3 (0.6%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	60%	Lou Barletta (R)	295	63.4%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	158	34.0%	12 [+]	2.6%	465	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 9 (1.9%); Neal Gale (Green) 3 (0.6%);
2018	G	60%	Scott Wagner (R)	296	63.2%	Tom Wolf* (D)	162	34.6%	10 [+]	2.1%	468	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 8 (1.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 2 (0.4%);
2016	S3	71%	Pat Toomey* (R)	362	63.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	166	29.0%	45 [+]	7.9%	573	14	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 45 (7.9%);
2014	G	44%	Tom Corbett* (R)	250	67.8%	Tom Wolf (D)	119	32.2%	0	0.0%	369	23	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	434
Median Value	$140,600

Occupied	384	88.5%
Vacant	50	11.5%

Owned	334	87.0%
Rented	50	13.0%
Median Rent	$933

Single-Family Units	310	71.4%
Detached	297	68.4%
Attached	13	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	110	25.3%

Prospect borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Prospect borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Prospect borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Prospect borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Prospect borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Prospect borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Prospect borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Prospect borough, PA