CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Old Forge

Pennsylvania · 8,834 residents · 3.43 sq mi

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Old Forge is a city of 8,834 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 41.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 19%. The poverty rate is 7.5%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,834

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 8,798 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.8

−3%vs 2000

vs 43.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.43 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(439)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(460)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.2%(458)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(504)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(538)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(1,208)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(1,159)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(962)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(994)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.1%(1,244)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(772)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(96)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,628

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,090 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,691

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,228 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.5%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$69,500

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $91,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$317

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $459 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.5%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.9% in 2000

25.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(8,690)

Black0.2%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(30)

Asian0.4%(34)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.7%(8,809)

Black0.3%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican9.5%(813)

Dominican0.4%(33)

Mexican0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(54)

Laotian0.4%(36)

Cambodian0.2%(14)

Pakistani0.2%(13)

Ancestry

Italian29.4%(2,518)

Irish19.9%(1,703)

Polish18.8%(1,614)

German15.7%(1,348)

Russian5.2%(445)

Welsh5.1%(438)

English4.6%(392)

American2%(174)

Ukrainian1.7%(149)

Lithuanian1.5%(127)

Dutch1.2%(99)

Scottish1%(83)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Slovak0.7%(63)

French0.7%(59)

Czech0.6%(48)

Arab0.5%(42)

Lebanese0.5%(42)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Austrian0.2%(16)

Norwegian0.2%(15)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Polish population · Largest German population · Largest Puerto Rican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.0%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.7%

−11.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married33%(1,118)

Married47%(1,590)

Widowed7.2%(244)

Divorced12.8%(434)

Women 15+

Never married29.3%(1,083)

Married45.7%(1,686)

Widowed10.9%(403)

Divorced14.1%(519)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.7%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.7%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

22.8%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.8%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

74.4%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 71.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 40.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)24.4%(164)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.7%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.1%(317)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(28)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 673 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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