Prospect Park, Pennsylvania


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Prospect Park
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Population 2000:6,594
Population 2002:6,525
Foreign born:2.9% (1.5% Asia, 1.2% Europe)
Land area:0.7 square miles
Industries:Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Manufacturing (13.2%), Retail trade (12.5%), Transportation and warehousing,and utilities (10.9%).
Population growth:-69 (-1.05%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:95.0%
Black:1.4%
Hispanic:0.9%
Two or more races:0.9%
Chinese:0.6%
Marital Status
Now married:50.0%
Never married:28.8%
Divorced:9.8%
Widowed:9.2%
Separated:2.2%
Median
House value:$98,100
Household income:$45,244
Resident age:36.1 years
Prospect Park Compared to Pennsylvania State Average
House age:much above
Hispanic race population percentage:much below
Black race population percentage:much below
Population density:above
Education
High school or higher:87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher:15.5%
Graduate or professional degree:4.0%
Unemployed:3.9%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:185.8 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 larceny counts:122 (1842.1 per 100,000)
2002 burglaries:25 (377.5 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:19 (286.9 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:16 (241.6 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:3 (45.3 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:none
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
Irish:40.4%
German:21.4%
Italian:19.5%
English:13.0%
Polish:6.3%
United States:3.6%
 

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Prospect Park, Pennsylvania ZIP Codes: 19076