Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Butler

Municipality: Prospect borough


Total Population 1,122 SEX Male 561 Female 561 AGE Under 5 years 76 5 to 17 years 225 18 to 20 years 48 21 to 24 years 46 25 to 44 years 381 45 to 54 years 115 55 to 59 years 37 60 to 64 years 45 65 to 74 years 110 75 to 84 years 34 85 years and over 5 Median age 33.7 Under 18 years 301 Percent of total population 26.8 65 years and over 149 Percent of total population 13.3 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 444 Family households (families) 330 Married-couple families 277 Percent of total households 62.4 Other family, male householder 9 Other family, female householder 44 Nonfamily households 114 Percent of total households 25.7 Householder living alone 101 Householder 65 years and over 38 Persons living in households 1,122 Persons per household 2.53 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,121 Black 1 Percent of total population 0.1 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 0 Percent of total population 0.0 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 461 Occupied housing units 444 Owner occupied 380 Percent owner occupied 85.6 Renter occupied 64 Vacant housing units 17 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 6 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 0.3 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 5.9 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.6 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.3 Units with over 1 person per room 10 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 265 1-unit, attached 1 2 to 4 units 23 5 to 9 units 0 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 172 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 208 Less than $50,000 76 $50,000 to $99,999 123 $100,000 to $149,999 7 $150,000 to $199,999 2 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 58,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 52 Less than $250 26 $250 to $499 26 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 250 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 208 White 207 Black 1 Percent of occupied units 0.5 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997