Prospect Park, NJ (New Jersey) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 5,594 (All urban)

Prospect Park, New Jersey Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,889 (1,822 occupied: 872 owner occupied, 950 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	52%
State:	34%

Housing density: 3937 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $420,316.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,036 (lower quartile is $904, upper quartile is $1,160)

Median gross rent in Prospect Park, NJ in 2007: $1,173

Housing units in Prospect Park with a mortgage: 307 (31 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 95

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $332,943 (it was $154,700 in 2000)

Prospect Park:	$332,943
New Jersey:	$372,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $242,566 - $309,269

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $292,183
Here: $292,183
State: $452,919

Townhouses or other attached units: $280,569
Here: $280,569
State: $310,364

In 2-unit structures: $370,290
Here: $370,290
State: $429,538

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $393,131
Here: $393,131
State: $371,779

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,772

In family households: 5,308 (1,043 male householders, 391 female householders)
1,067 spouses, 2,243 children (2,088 natural, 7 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 168 other relatives, 113 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 464 (161 male householders (115 living alone)), 218 female householders (194 living alone)), 85 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 7 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 376 2-persons, 347 3-persons, 353 4-persons, 212 5-persons, 78 6-persons, 68 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 309 1-person, 52 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 10 4-persons.

1,028 married couples with children.
480 single-parent households (83 men, 397 women).

46.8% of residents of Prospect Park speak English at home.
34.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
8.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
8.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 1,824 (31.6%)
(56.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prospect Park, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 13 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 105 5 rooms: 250 6 rooms: 196 7 rooms: 127 8 rooms: 63 9 or more rooms: 99

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect Park, New Jersey:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 125 4 rooms: 303 5 rooms: 359 6 rooms: 95 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 13 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 10
1990 to 1994: 13
1980 to 1989: 51
1970 to 1979: 108
1960 to 1969: 280
1950 to 1959: 329
1940 to 1949: 394
1939 or earlier: 704

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect Park:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 255 3 bedrooms: 390 4 bedrooms: 147 5 or more bedrooms: 62

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect Park:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 186 2 bedrooms: 461 3 bedrooms: 241 4 bedrooms: 33 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Prospect Park in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 45 1 vehicle: 319 2 vehicles: 264 3 vehicles: 169 4 vehicles: 46 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Prospect Park in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 184 1 vehicle: 429 2 vehicles: 282 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 28 5 or more vehicles: 7

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Prospect Park, NJ:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $174,999: 8
$175,000 to $199,999: 10
$200,000 to $249,999: 94
$250,000 to $299,999: 171
$300,000 to $399,999: 382
$400,000 to $499,999: 123
$500,000 to $749,999: 51
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Prospect Park rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Prospect Park:

Less than $100: 15 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 4
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 2
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 44
$800 to $899: 114
$900 to $999: 149
$1,000 to $1,249: 444
$1,250 to $1,499: 51
$1,500 to $1,999: 19
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 8

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 189 1990 to 1994: 472 1985 to 1989: 382 1980 to 1984: 198 1975 to 1979: 189 1970 to 1974: 240 1970 to 1974: 50 1965 to 1969: 104

Prospect Park, NJ Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 49.8%
Number of people working at home: 25 (1.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 79
5 to 9 minutes: 220
10 to 14 minutes: 392
15 to 19 minutes: 540
20 to 24 minutes: 411
25 to 29 minutes: 108
30 to 34 minutes: 312
35 to 39 minutes: 38
40 to 44 minutes: 129
45 to 59 minutes: 101
60 to 89 minutes: 93
90 or more minutes: 29

Prospect Park mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,761 (71%)
Carpooled: 447 (18%)
Bus or trolley bus: 133 (5%)
Railroad: 10 (0%)
Walked: 73 (3%)
Other means: 28 (1%)
Worked at home: 25 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 113
$10,000 to $14,999: 96
$15,000 to $19,999: 153
$20,000 to $24,999: 117
$25,000 to $29,999: 83
$30,000 to $34,999: 90
$35,000 to $39,999: 128
$40,000 to $44,999: 107
$45,000 to $49,999: 73
$50,000 to $59,999: 233
$60,000 to $74,999: 210
$75,000 to $99,999: 266
$100,000 to $124,999: 59
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $199,999: 35
$200,000 or more: 19

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 2766

Italian: 445

Dutch: 373

German: 264

Arab:: 221

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 220

United States or American: 218

Jamaican: 162

Arab/Arabic: 150

Irish: 145

English: 97

Albanian: 95

Russian: 74

African: 66

Subsaharan African:: 66

Haitian: 58

Palestinian: 35

Polish: 29

Macedonian: 29

Scottish: 23

Hungarian: 23

Turkish: 17

European: 17

Lebanese: 16

Scotch-Irish: 12

Egyptian: 12

French (except Basque): 12

French Canadian: 10

Latvian: 10

Syrian: 8

Belgian: 7

Ukrainian: 6

Greek: 6

Slavic: 5

Swiss: 5

Czechoslovakian: 4

Austrian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Colombia (13%)
Dominican Republic (11%)
Peru (9%)
Jamaica (9%)
Syria (7%)
Honduras (4%)
Italy (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2976
Northeast: 387
Midwest: 48
South: 155
West: 14

57% of Prospect Park residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 82% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in New Jersey.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 62
12th grade, no diploma: 122
High school graduate (or equivalency): 587
Less than 1 year of college: 64
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 172
Associate degree: 63
Bachelor's degree: 140
Master's degree: 26
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 51
Nursery to 4th grade: 37
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 122
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 115
11th grade: 71
12th grade, no diploma: 103
High school graduate (or equivalency): 578
Less than 1 year of college: 130
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 281
Associate degree: 46
Bachelor's degree: 175
Master's degree: 34
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 2.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 19.3%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 12.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 35.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 14.6%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,046
Black householders: $49,741
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $38,218
Asian householders: $118,278
Some other race householders: $38,019
Two or more races householders: $51,673
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $46,580

Prospect Park household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Prospect Park household income for Black householders

Prospect Park household income for Asian householders

Prospect Park household income for Some other race householders

Prospect Park household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Prospect Park marital status for males

Prospect Park marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $282,151
Black or African American householders: $307,977
Asian householders: $288,608
Some other race householders: $256,970
Two or more races householders: $424,411
Hispanic or Latino householders: $327,777

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 436
One, attached: 81
Two: 1,197
3 or 4: 146
5 to 9: 29

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Prospect Park:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (80%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (75%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 166

Here:	21.0%
New Jersey:	13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	1.8%
New Jersey:	13.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 75

Here:	21.1%
New Jersey:	30.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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