Forty Fort is home to 4,252 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $173,000, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 3%. There are 3,258 people per square mile. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. About 29% of adults have finished a four-year degree.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $74,432, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 40.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
29% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Forty Fort
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants69.8% → 57.0%(−12.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population5,049 → 4,252(−16%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate5.4% → 11.6%(+6.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)12.3%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)8.2%(6)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era76.7%(56)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 73 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Forty Fort, decade by decade
Forty Fort population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,049
$68,896
$166,325
25.7%
0.0
2000
4,579
$73,424
$181,801
29.5%
4.7
2010
4,214
$82,574
$188,597
32.0%
9.4
2020
4,239
$79,115
$148,596
25.8%
25.3
2024
4,252
$74,432
$173,000
28.6%
42.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
