Prospect Park, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 6,594. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,449 (-2.2% change)
Males: 3,169 (48.1%), Females: 3,425 (51.9%)
Zip code: 19076
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $45,244
Median house value: $98,100
Population by Race
Races in Prospect Park:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.0%)
- Black (1.4%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: Irish (40.4%), German (21.4%), Italian (19.5%), English (13.0%), Polish (6.3%), United States (3.6%).
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Prospect Park
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 3.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prospect Park borough
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 50.0%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 9.8%
2.9% Foreign born (1.5% Asia, 1.2% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -171 (-2.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Prospect Park:
- KINDRED HOSPITAL – DELAWARE COUNTY (about 4 miles; DARBY, PA)
- MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; DARBY, PA)
- DELAWARE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; DREXEL HILL, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prospect Park:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
- NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 26 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 44 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prospect Park:
- PHILADELPHIA (about 3 miles; ESSINGTON, PA; Abbreviation: 9N2)
- SPITFIRE AERODROME (about 12 miles; PEDRICKTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: 7N7)
- PENN’S LANDING (about 13 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: P72)
Amtrak stations near Prospect Park:
- 9 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 10 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prospect Park:
- WIDENER UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 6 miles; CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,646)
- DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 7 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
- SAINT JOSEPHS UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,115)
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 19,324)
- DREXEL UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,823)
- ART INSTITUTE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,138)
- MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,198)
Schools
Public high school in Prospect Park:
- INTERBORO SHS (Students: 1,417; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Prospect Park:
- PROSPECT PARK SCH (Students: 631; Grades: 01 – 08)
- KINDERGARTEN ACADEMY (Students: 248; Grades: KG – KG)
Libraries
Library in Prospect Park:
- PROSPECT PARK FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $60,547; Location: 720 MARYLAND AVE; 13,963 books; 25 audio materials; 280 video materials; 13 serial subscriptions)