COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chase vs Old Forge
PLACE A
Chase, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
Chase is 100% smaller than Old Forge. Chase earns more, with a median household income $5,242 higher. Old Forge has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -44%).
CHASEOLD FORGEDIFFERENCE
Total population298,640−100% vs Old Forge
Population density02,521−2,521
Population growth-44.1%2.2%−46.3 pts
Median age63.247.4+15.8
Male51.7%47.3%+4.4 pts
Female48.3%52.7%−4.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%82.0%+18.0 pts
Black0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.5%−10.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Other0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Median household income$77,054$71,812+$5,242
Per capita income$43,579$40,219+$3,360
Poverty rate0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1970.448−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%12.5%−12.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation0.0%64.3%−64.3 pts
Median home value$120,500$174,400−$53,900
Median gross rent$0$859−$859
Owner-occupied100.0%70.0%+30.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate95.3%4.4%+90.9 pts
Rent-burdened households–36.4%–
Average commute–21.3–
Worked from home0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024