Prospect, NY Demographics

A map of Prospect's Population by Race

Prospect, New York had a population of 248 in 2020. It was 91.9% White, 0.0% Black, 0.4% Asian, 0.8% Hispanic, 0.0% Native American/Other, and 6.9% Multiracial. This map presents the population of Prospect, with one dot drawn for each person counted in the 2020 Census, color-coded by race.

Of the 1,293 places in New York, Prospect is the 1212th most populous. This ranking is based on the Census definition of a place, which includes incorporated places like cities, towns, and villages, as well as unincorporated census-designated places (CDPs).

Prospect's White Population

228 residents of Prospect identify as White, or 91.9%. This makes the White share of the population of Prospect considerably larger than the White share of the population of New York (52.5% White). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Prospect is ranked #301 in terms of White residents as a share of the population.

Prospect is more White than neighboring Holland Patent (91.3% White). Prospect is less White than neighboring Remsen (94.4% White), Barneveld (96.7% White), Poland (94.6% White), and Cold Brook (94% White).

Prospect's Black Population

0 residents of Prospect identify as Black, or 0.0%. This makes the Black share of the population of Prospect less than the Black share of the population of New York (13.7% Black). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Prospect is ranked #1176 in terms of Black residents as a share of the population.

Prospect is less Black than neighboring Barneveld (0.4% Black), and Holland Patent (1.2% Black).

Prospect's Asian Population

1 residents of Prospect identify as Asian, or 0.4%. This makes the Asian share of the population of Prospect slightly less than the Asian share of the population of New York (9.5% Asian). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Prospect is ranked #986 in terms of Asian residents as a share of the population.

Prospect is more Asian than neighboring Remsen (0% Asian), Barneveld (0% Asian), and Poland (0% Asian). Prospect is less Asian than neighboring Holland Patent (1% Asian), and Cold Brook (2.8% Asian).

Prospect's Hispanic Population

2 residents of Prospect identify as Hispanic, or 0.8%. This makes the Hispanic share of the population of Prospect less than the Hispanic share of the population of New York (19.5% Hispanic). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Prospect is ranked #1217 in terms of Hispanic residents as a share of the population.

Prospect is more Hispanic than neighboring Cold Brook (0.4% Hispanic). Prospect is less Hispanic than neighboring Remsen (1.4% Hispanic), Barneveld (1.1% Hispanic), Poland (1.1% Hispanic), and Holland Patent (1.4% Hispanic).

Prospect's Native American/Other Population

0 residents of Prospect identify as American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander/Other, or 0.0%. This makes the Native American/Other share of the population of Prospect roughly similar to the Native American/Other share of the population of New York (1.3% Native American/Other). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Prospect is ranked #1175 in terms of Native American/Other residents as a share of the population.

Prospect is less Native American/Other than neighboring Barneveld (0.7% Native American/Other), Poland (0.9% Native American/Other), and Cold Brook (0.4% Native American/Other).

Prospect's Multiracial Population

17 residents of Prospect identify as Multiracial, or 6.9%. This makes the Multiracial share of the population of Prospect roughly similar to the Multiracial share of the population of New York (3.6% Multiracial). Of the 1,293 places in New York, Prospect is ranked #45 in terms of Multiracial residents as a share of the population.

Prospect is more Multiracial than neighboring Remsen (4.2% Multiracial), Barneveld (1.1% Multiracial), Poland (3.4% Multiracial), Holland Patent (5% Multiracial), and Cold Brook (2.4% Multiracial).

Source: 2020 Census State Redistricting Data and Census TIGER/Line Shapefiles.