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)