Prospect Park, PA Population

Overview

6,414

Total Population

37.5

Median age

50.59%

Female population %

97.7:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

55-59 years

Largest age group

44.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

28

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Prospect Park's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Prospect Park is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Prospect Park's population under 18 was 20.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Prospect Park's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.71% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Prospect Park, 18.05% were under the age of 15, 22.67% aged 15 to 29, 46.57% aged 30 to 64, 10.20% aged 65 to 84, and 2.51% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 76 more females than males in Prospect Park:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.59% females and 49.41% males in Prospect Park, PA.
The Prospect Park, PA gender ratio is 97.7:100 i.e. 97.7 men to 100 women (0.977).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 459.
For the female population, the largest age group is 5-9 years with a population of 367.

Prospect Park's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Prospect Park population: 78.36% are White, 8.98% are Black or African American, 3.63% are Asian, 0.11% are some other race and 8.92% are multiracial.
Prospect Park's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 28 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 6,386 (99.56% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Prospect Park is White with a population of 5,026 (78.36% of the total population).

Prospect Park's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 6,588 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Prospect Park's population decreased by 132 (2.00%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Prospect Park's population decreased by 35 (0.54%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Prospect Park's population was lowest in year 2022 at 6,366.