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Prospect Park, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Prospect Park is a Census borough of 6,417 people across 0.73 square miles of land, in Delaware County. Median household income is $63,077, 58.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Prospect Park
What Prospect Park is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area0.73 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land8,769
- County holding the largest share of its areaDelaware County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Prospect Park
- Population6,417
- Median age33.7 plus or minus 7.3
- Population under 181,338 plus or minus 430
- Share under 1820.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over897 plus or minus 264
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Households2,502
- Family households1,704
- Share of households that are families68.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Prospect Park
- Median household income$63,077 plus or minus $17,968
- Per capita income$39,924 plus or minus $10,501
- Civilian labor force3,722
- Employed3,477
- Unemployed245 plus or minus 174
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over4,534
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Prospect Park
- Housing units2,676
- Occupied units2,502
- Vacant units174 plus or minus 151
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied1,451
- Renter occupied1,051 plus or minus 277
- Ownership rate58.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$244,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,183
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.5 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Single family units1,717 plus or minus 393
- Share single family64.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more959 plus or minus 350
- Share in buildings of two or more35.8 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1949
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Prospect Park gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,140 plus or minus 651
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,197 plus or minus 629
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.1 percent plus or minus 18.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more966 plus or minus 327
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.8 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone71.3 percent
- Carpooled12.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Public transport4.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Worked from home9.4 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Prospect Park (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$3,513,000
- Average approval$878,250
- Median approval$981,500
- Largest approval$1,340,000
- Jobs supported51
- Jobs per approval12.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term192 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prospect Park, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Prospect Park
- NFIP communityBorough of Prospect Park
- NFIP community number420427
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/02/15
The Borough of Prospect Park participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 420427 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Delaware County, not Prospect Park
Delaware County context, not Prospect Park figures
- Establishments in Delaware County13,165
- Covered employment, Delaware County218,536
- Average annual pay, Delaware County$73,172
- Housing units permitted, Delaware County281
Every figure in this section is published for Delaware County as a whole and is not a measurement of Prospect Park.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Prospect Park questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania?
6,417, in 2,502 households. Prospect Park borough covers 0.73 square miles of land, which is 8,769 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Prospect Park in?
Delaware County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Prospect Park?
$63,077. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $244,600. Median gross rent is $1,183 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Prospect Park businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $3.5 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $981,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Prospect Park, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Prospect Park borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Prospect Park. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Prospect Park in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Prospect Park appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Prospect Park, borough of, community 420427, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Prospect Park figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Delaware County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Prospect Park.
Is zoning published for Prospect Park?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.