menu
Data on this report is based on areas within the legal city boundary, outlined in black on the map. Any additional neighborhoods shown on the map are associated with the city by name and are included for reference only.
Learn More

Prospect, CT
Demographic Data




Prospect Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2023 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2025.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Prospect Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

9,479

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.6%
5 - 17:
16.9%
18 - 24:
2.3%
25 - 34:
8.8%
35 - 54:
27.5%
55 - 64:
15.2%
Over 65 Years:
23.7%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
2.0%
2.0%
94.8%
94.8%
36.7%
36.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Prospect
USA
$52,957
$52,957
$43,289
$43,289

Median household income

Prospect
USA
$125,556
$125,556
$78,538
$78,538
Individuals Below Poverty Level

2.3%

Employment Industries

View all industries
Healthcare
Education
Manufacturing
Construction
Retail
Finance
Public Service
Other
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Information Technology
Transportation
Accommodation
Utilities
19.7%
19.7%
15.2%
15.2%
11.5%
11.5%
9.0%
9.0%
9.0%
9.0%
6.1%
6.1%
5.5%
5.5%
4.0%
4.0%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.9%
3.5%
3.5%
2.9%
2.9%
2.3%
2.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Black or African American
Asian
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
83.8%
83.8%
5.9%
5.9%
4.9%
4.9%
3.7%
3.7%
1.7%
1.7%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

See all ancestries
Italian
Irish
German
Portuguese
French Canadian
Polish
English
French
Albanian
Scottish
Haitian
Turkish
Jamaican
Other Arab
European
Hungarian
Swedish
Canadian
Eastern European
Russian
31.0%
31.0%
18.1%
18.1%
11.3%
11.3%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
6.7%
5.5%
5.5%
5.0%
5.0%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
1.8%
1.8%
1.4%
1.4%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.3%
1.2%
1.2%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

See all languages
English
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Other Indo-European
Arabic
Italian
Slavic languages
African languages
German/Yiddish
Russian
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Tagalog
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Laotian
Thai
86.0%
86.0%
3.6%
3.6%
2.9%
2.9%
2.4%
2.4%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Prospect Residents

11.1%


Real Estate in Popular Prospect Neighborhoods

Popular real estate near Prospect

Zip Codes in Prospect, CT