Prospect, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,234. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,273 (+3.2% change)
Males: 618 (50.1%), Females: 616 (49.9%)
Zip code: 16052
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $33,452
Median house value: $102,100
Population by Race
Races in Prospect:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
Ancestries: German (41.1%), Irish (20.1%), English (10.0%), Italian (8.0%), Scotch-Irish (5.8%), United States (3.6%).
Land area: 4.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Prospect
- High school or higher: 86.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prospect borough
- Never married: 18.5%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 10.6%
1.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +123 (+11.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Prospect:
- BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BUTLER, PA)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL CRANBERRY (about 15 miles; CRANBERRY TWP, PA)
- ELLWOOD CITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ELLWOOD CITY, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prospect:
- PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL (about 32 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: PIT)
- VENANGO REGIONAL (about 35 miles; FRANKLIN, PA; Abbreviation: FKL)
- ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 40 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Abbreviation: AGC)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prospect:
- BUTLER FARM SHOW (about 7 miles; BUTLER, PA; Abbreviation: 3G9)
- ZELIENOPLE MUNI (about 11 miles; ZELIENOPLE, PA; Abbreviation: 8G7)
- BUTLER COUNTY/K W SCHOLTER FIELD (about 13 miles; BUTLER, PA; Abbreviation: BTP)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prospect:
- SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 10 miles; SLIPPERY ROCK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,399)
- GROVE CITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; GROVE CITY, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- GENEVA COLLEGE (about 23 miles; BEAVER FALLS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,059)
- ROBERT MORRIS COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MOON TOWNSHIP, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,426)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY (about 31 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 9,058)
- POINT PARK COLLEGE (about 32 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,189)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 32 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
Public primary/middle school in Prospect:
- MORAINE EL SCH (Students: 511; Grades: KG – 05)
Libraries
Library in Prospect:
- PROSPECT COMMUNITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $49,122; Location: 357 MAIN STREET; 20,534 books; 213 audio materials; 675 video materials; 30 serial subscriptions)