Prompton, Pennsylvania

Borough of Prompton
Borough
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Wayne
Elevation 1,234 ft (376.1 m)
Coordinates
Area 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
 - land 1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
 - water 0.1 sq mi (0 km2), 5.88%
Population 250 (2010)
Density 156.25 / sq mi (60.3 / km2)
Timezone EST (UTC-5)
 - summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code 18456
Area code 570
Location of Prompton in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States

Prompton is a borough in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 250 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Prompton is located at (41.582133, -75.329922)[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (7.51%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2010, there were 250 people, 104 households, and 68 families residing in the borough. The population density was 156.25 people per square mile (60.3/kmĀ²). There were 111 housing units at an average density of 69.4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the borough was 96.8% White and 3.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.

There were 104 households out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the borough the population was spread out with 24% under the age of 18, 59.6% from 18 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $24,375, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $31,071 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,601. About 12.2% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 22.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.5% of those sixty five or over.

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