Prospect Park, NJ

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Prospect Park, New Jersey

Introduction to Prospect Park, New Jersey

Prospect Park, New Jersey, in Passaic County, is 1 mile N of Paterson, New Jersey and 13 miles N of Newark, New Jersey. The town has a population of 5,779.

Prospect Park History

Prospect Park was established on March 13, 1901 from portions of Manchester Township. It was named after the park in Brooklyn, New York. Passaic County was created on February 7, 1837 from parts of the Bergen and Essex counties.

Prospect Park and nearby Attractions

American Labor Museum
Alwood Branch
Statue of Liberty National Monument and Ellis Island
Ramapo Valley County Reservation
Bergen County Zoological Park
Campgaw Mountain

Things To Do In Prospect Park

Local parks include Prospect Park, Battery Park, Blauvelt State Park and Pascack Brook County Park. The Meadowlands Museum, the American Labor Museum, the Bergen Museum of Art & Science, the New Jersey Children's Museum, and the New Jersey Naval Museum are some of the popular museums accessible from Prospect Park. The Bergen County Zoological Park, the Glen Rock Arboretum, and the Brooklyn Borough Hall are all nearby as well.

Prospect Park Transportation

Flights are available from Newark Liberty International Airport.

Prospect Park Higher Education

Local colleges and universities include William Paterson University, Bergen Community College, Passaic County Community College, Fairleigh Dickinson University and Felician College.

High Points

Prospect Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New Jersey):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 2%
Short Commute Times (vs. State)	Top 8%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 13%

Comparative Profile of Prospect Park, NJ

Comparing Prospect Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New Jersey (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Property Taxes
Housing Recently Built

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	0 miles N of Paterson, New Jersey (center to center)
Nearest Large City	13 miles N of Newark, New Jersey
County	Passaic
Standard Zip Codes	07508
P.O. Box Zip Codes	07538
Phone Area Codes	973
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.937
Longitude	-74.174

Station	LITTLE FALLS
Distance	4.8 miles
Jan Temp	20 to 38 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	51.5 inches

Station	ESSEX FELLS SERV BLDG
Distance	9.1 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	38 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	51.9 inches

Station	SUFFERN
Distance	12.5 miles
Jan Temp	18 to 36 F
Apr Temp	39 to 60 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	51 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	5,779	100%
Male	2,750	47.6%
Female	3,029	52.4%
Under 18	1,709	29.6%
18+	4,070	70.4%
65+	510	8.8%
Median Age	30.9
Average Family Size	3.56
White	3,535	61.2%
African-American	789	13.7%
Asian	182	3.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	24	0.4%
Other	792	13.7%
Mixed Race	453	7.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2,211	38.3%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	5,760
Growth	-19
Growth %	-0.29%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	53.2%
Italian	8.6%
Dutch	7.2%
German	5.1%
US/American	4.2%
Jamaican	3.1%
Arab/Arabic	2.9%
Irish	2.8%
English	1.9%
Albanian	1.8%
Russian	1.4%
African	1.3%
Haitian	1.1%
Palestinian	0.7%
Macedonian	0.6%
Polish	0.6%
Scottish	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
European	0.3%
Turkish	0.3%
Lebanese	0.3%
French (except Basque)	0.2%
Egyptian	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
French Canadian	0.2%
Latvian	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Prospect Park	5,779	$49,405
Fair Lawn	31,637	$81,220
Haledon	8,252	$49,014
Hawthorne	18,218	$65,451
North Haledon	7,920	$80,936
Paterson	149,222	$35,420
Totowa	9,892	$69,354

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