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Prospect, OH

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Overview


Prospect is a very small village located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 1,056 people and just one neighborhood, Prospect is the 573rd largest community in Ohio. Much of the housing stock in Prospect was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages, Prospect isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Prospect are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Prospect is a village of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Prospect who work in food service (11.59%), office and administrative support (8.64%), and maintenance occupations (8.64%).

Setting & Lifestyle

One downside of living in Prospect is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Prospect, the average commute to work is 30.43 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Prospect is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Prospect rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.99% of adults 25 and older in Prospect have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Prospect in 2018 was $23,959, which is lower middle income relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,836 for a family of four. However, Prospect contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Prospect home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Prospect residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Prospect include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Prospect is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

Priests and therapists would like to think they know the secrets to a truly successful marriage, but according to NeighborhoodScout's research, the folks of the neighborhood may actually hold the key. 66.9% of its residents are married, which is a higher percentage than is found in 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Hungarian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Hungarian ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Prospect are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 71.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 1.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 78.6% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 38.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 24.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.0%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.9% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Polish, Spanish and Italian.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Prospect, OH, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (18.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (16.9%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.7%), and some of the residents are also of Scottish ancestry (4.4%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (3.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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