Population: 678. Estimated population in July 2020: 762 (+12.4% change)
Males: 345 (50.9%), Females: 333 (49.1%)
York County
Zip code: 17317
Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $41,250
Median house value: $97,100
Races in East Prospect:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.5%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (53.4%), Irish (14.3%), United States (10.5%), Italian (6.9%), Dutch (6.5%), English (5.2%).
Elevation: 493 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in East Prospect
- High school or higher: 76.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in East Prospect borough
- Never married: 19.4%
- Now married: 59.6%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 11.0%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +10 (+1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near East Prospect:
- LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA (about 6 miles; COLUMBIA, PA)
- YORK HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; YORK, PA)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL YORK (about 14 miles; YORK, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to East Prospect:
- LANCASTER (about 20 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)
- HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 22 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Abbreviation: MDT)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 48 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
Other public-use airports nearest to East Prospect:
- MC GINNESS (about 5 miles; COLUMBIA, PA; Abbreviation: 8N7)
- DONEGAL SPRINGS AIRPARK (about 9 miles; MOUNT JOY/MARIETTA, PA; Abbreviation: N71)
- BAUBLITZ COMMERCIAL (about 9 miles; BROGUE, PA; Abbreviation: 9W8)
Amtrak stations near East Prospect:
- 10 miles: MOUNT JOY (DELTA & HENRY STS.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 14 miles: ELIZABETHTOWN (WILSON AVE.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
- 16 miles: LANCASTER (53 MCGOVERN AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to East Prospect:
- YORK COLLEGE PENNSYLVANIA (about 6 miles; YORK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,541)
- MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 12 miles; MILLERSVILLE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 6,384)
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN ST HARRISBURG (about 22 miles; MIDDLETOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,064)
- HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BEL AIR, MD; Full-time enrollment: 2,646)
- HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE-HARRISBURG (about 34 miles; HARRISBURG, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,653)
- MESSIAH COLLEGE (about 36 miles; GRANTHAM, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,761)
- MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BALTIMORE, MD; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
Public primary/middle school in East Prospect:
- CANADOCHLY EL SCH (Students: 496; Grades: KG – 05)