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Demographics

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Total Population

6,301

Median Household Income

51,618

Total Visible Minorities

N/A

Median Age

35.2

Us Income Distribution

According to OECD, the gini coefficient measures how the distribution of income among households within an economy deviates from a perfectly equal distribution of incomes. Simply, it measures the extent of income inequality in an economy. Inequality on the Gini scale is measured between 0, where everyone's equal, and 1, where all the country's income is earned by one person. Prospect Park, NJ has a gini coefficient of 0.57 out of 1, while the 2015 national gini coefficient is 0.39.

Us Sex By Age

Overall, women outnumber men by 7. people. The 18 to 19 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 82 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 25 to 29 years old, comprising 10.04 per cent of the population. Meanwhile, 68.0 per cent are part of its working-age population, or those between the ages 15 to 64 years old, while 24.4 per cent make up the younger population that will also be part of the labour force in two decades or less. At the present, 450 people are expected to retire in the coming years.

Labor Force

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Real Estate

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Housing Occupied

92.38%

Housing Vacant

7.62%

No. of Families

1,399

No. of Non-Families

276

Transportation

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Most Used
Transportation

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Busiest Time
On Roads

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Residents Who
Work Locally

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Vehicle Drivers

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Car Ownership

Most households in Prospect Park, NJ have three vehicles for transportation. 989 people responding in Prospect Park, NJ feel that having three vehicles is sufficient. Moreover, 28.87% of households say they use four vehicles. Moreover, 544 households have two vehicles

Education

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of Education

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Field of Study

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Educational Destination

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Field of Study

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Us Field Of Study

Most are in Business with 131 people practicing it in Prospect Park, NJ. Education is another popular field of expertise, as 14.31% of inhabitants are involved in it. The third group are those who are in Science & Engineering Related Fields, with 79 people responding that it is their line of work. STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) is expected to be a growing industry, however, Pew Research Center confirms that there is still a huge need for labour in these industries. Prospect Park, NJ has 227 people or 36.09% of workers in STEM industries.

Utilities

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