Prospect Park, NJ Neighborhood Information

The borough of Prospect Park was incorporated March 13, 1901 with a group of the earliest Hollander settlers in northern New Jersey. Since then, the majority of inhabitants today are of Dutch descent. During the Depression the Prospect Park National Bank and the Prospect Park Savings and Loan Association did not fall into debt and met all of its financial obligations to their clients. Currently, Prospect Park is one of the rare towns debt free. <br><br> As part of the great Commonwealth of New Jersey, Prospect Park once provided hunting and camping grounds for the Lenni Lenape Indians - a small, peaceful clan of the great Algonquin tribe, which is extinct in this part of the United States. Evidences of the existence of red men in these parts remain in various collections of relics, such as numerous arrowheads, pieces of pottery, parts of grinding stones and tomahawks, which were found in the territory that comprises Prospect Park. The first white settlers purchased their land from the Indians. Nelson's History relates the advent of the Westervelt and Ryerson families to this region, the purchase of tracts of land from the red men, the cultivation of their farms and the beginning of the territory's development.

Population - Age Range

0-4 years:	428
5-9 years:	379
10-14 years:	455
15-19 years:	379
20-24 years:	468
25-29 years:	448
30-34 years:	411
35-39 years:	418
40-44 years:	414
45-49 years:	375
50-54 years:	372
55-59 years:	360
60-64 years:	323
65-69 years:	265
70-74 years:	211
75-79 years:	129
80-84 years:	71
85+ years:	58

Marital Status

Never Married:	2238
Now Married:	1852
Separated:	157
Widowed:	173
Divorced:	282

Median Income By Age

Under 25 years:	$51,489
25-44 years:	$54,342
45-64 years:	$49,032
Over 64 years:	$58,718

Household Income by Dollar Range

$0-$10,000	75
$10,000-$15,000	115
$15,000-$20,000	91
$20,000-$25,000	112
$25,000-$30,000	106
$30,000-$35,000	128
$35,000-$40,000	86
$40,000-$45,000	73
$45,000-$50,000	82
$50,000-$60,000	170
$60,000-$75,000	142
$75,000-$100,000	207
$100,000-$125,000	163
$125,000-$150,000	99
$150,000-$200,000	99
$200,000-$250,000	44
$250,000-$500,000	19
$500,000 up	16

Level of Education

No High School:	259
Some High School:	348
High School Grad:	1632
Some College:	772
Associate Degree:	203
Bachelors Degree:	397
Graduate Degree:	244