Prospect Park, New Jersey demographics

Prospect Park, NJ demographics: median age 36.2; 31.1% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Prospect Park borough, New Jersey · Incorporated borough · GEOID 3461170. The survey estimates a population of 6,319 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Prospect Park is 36.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 6.5 years. There are 2,065 households (±283). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.2 ±6.5	40.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,319
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Under 18	1,849 ±410	29.3% ±6.5 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	1,215 ±302	19.2% ±4.8 pp	21.3%	22.8%
35–64	2,492 ±497	39.4% ±7.9 pp	39.7%	38.0%
65 and older	763 ±260	12.1% ±4.1 pp	17.2%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,319
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Male	2,952 ±279	46.7% ±4.4 pp	49.2%	49.5%
Female	3,367 ±280	53.3% ±4.4 pp	50.8%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,319
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
White alone	1,670 ±549	26.4% ±8.7 pp	54.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	778 ±319	12.3% ±5.0 pp	12.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	15 ±28 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	369 ±279 · low precision	5.8% ±4.4 pp · low precision	10.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,376 ±600	21.8% ±9.5 pp	10.1%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,111 ±781	33.4% ±12.4 pp	12.4%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,319
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,216 ±645	35.1% ±10.2 pp	77.5%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4,103 ±650	64.9% ±10.3 pp	22.5%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,065
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Married-couple family	601 ±185	29.1% ±8.0 pp	49.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	248 ±131 · low precision	12.0% ±6.1 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	556 ±212	26.9% ±9.6 pp	12.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	518 ±227	25.1% ±10.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	142 ±178 · low precision	6.9% ±8.6 pp · low precision	5.8%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,065
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Households with people under 18	813 ±197	39.4% ±7.9 pp	31.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,252 ±382	60.6% ±16.5 pp	68.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 2,065
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	518 ±227	25.1% ±10.4 pp	26.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	480 ±248 · low precision	23.2% ±11.6 pp	31.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	356 ±201 · low precision	17.2% ±9.4 pp · low precision	17.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	317 ±123	15.4% ±5.6 pp	15.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	199 ±109 · low precision	9.6% ±5.1 pp · low precision	6.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	120 ±103 · low precision	5.8% ±4.9 pp · low precision	2.3%	2.2%
Seven or more people	75 ±83 · low precision	3.6% ±4.0 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 6,319
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Native	3,624 ±530	57.4% ±8.4 pp	76.1%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,695 ±523	42.6% ±8.3 pp	23.9%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 5,887
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
English only	2,278 ±527	38.7% ±8.8 pp	66.9%	77.7%
Spanish	3,097 ±529	52.6% ±8.7 pp	17.2%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	50 ±77 · low precision	0.8% ±1.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.7%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	295 ±229 · low precision	5.0% ±3.9 pp · low precision	5.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	28 ±45 · low precision	0.5% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.5%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	1.1%
Arabic	72 ±75 · low precision	1.2% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	67 ±93 · low precision	1.1% ±1.6 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 3,976
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	428 ±220 · low precision	10.8% ±5.4 pp · low precision	9.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,529 ±337	38.5% ±7.6 pp	25.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	604 ±205	15.2% ±4.9 pp	15.0%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	177 ±138 · low precision	4.5% ±3.4 pp · low precision	6.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	946 ±316	23.8% ±7.6 pp	26.1%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	292 ±126	7.3% ±3.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 6,289
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	New Jersey	U.S.
Same house	5,598 ±392	89.0% ±6.2 pp	90.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	448 ±248 · low precision	7.1% ±3.9 pp · low precision	4.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	41 ±46 · low precision	0.7% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.5%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	29 ±43 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.8%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	173 ±265 · low precision	2.8% ±4.2 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

13.5% of Prospect Park residents (±5.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 7.5% in New Jersey and 8.4% nationally. 90.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Prospect Park	New Jersey	U.S.	Compared with New Jersey
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	13.5% ±5.1 pp	7.5%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.1% ±4.7 pp	92.8%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	0.3% ±0.5 pp · low precision	3.7%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

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