COMPARING TWO PLACES
Prospect vs Charlestown
PLACE A
Prospect, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Charlestown, New Hampshire
Prospect is 65% larger than Charlestown. Prospect earns more, with a median household income $57,172 higher.
PROSPECTCHARLESTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population1,086659+65% vs Charlestown
Population density266692−425
Population growth-3.9%-6.4%+2.5 pts
Median age43.540.4+3.1
Male44.0%49.6%−5.6 pts
Female56.0%50.4%+5.6 pts
Foreign-born1.4%0.9%+0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.2%91.0%+5.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other2.7%9.0%−6.3 pts
Median household income$88,250$31,078+$57,172
Per capita income$37,406$27,567+$9,839
Poverty rate5.8%46.6%−40.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.618−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%13.4%+8.7 pts
Graduate degree6.0%0.0%+6.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%0.0%+5.1 pts
Labor force participation59.0%35.6%+23.4 pts
Median home value$171,300$119,800+$51,500
Median gross rent$873$1,082−$209
Owner-occupied90.6%62.6%+28.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.1%40.4%−27.3 pts
Rent-burdened households5.3%74.3%−69.0 pts
Average commute27.318.5+8.8
Worked from home11.5%7.2%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.8%12.9%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024