COMPARING TWO PLACES
Forest City vs Dunmore
PLACE A
Forest City, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Forest City is 88% smaller than Dunmore. Dunmore earns more, with a median household income $13,898 higher. Dunmore has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -7%).
FOREST CITYDUNMOREDIFFERENCE
Total population1,74114,249−88% vs Dunmore
Population density1,9031,598+305
Population growth-6.9%-0.1%−6.7 pts
Median age46.240.3+5.9
Male45.1%47.9%−2.7 pts
Female54.9%52.1%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born3.6%5.4%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%88.3%+0.5 pts
Black0.3%1.8%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%5.2%+2.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other3.6%2.3%+1.3 pts
Median household income$57,404$71,302−$13,898
Per capita income$30,533$38,120−$7,587
Poverty rate16.9%12.0%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.440−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%37.3%−21.9 pts
Graduate degree1.9%14.9%−13.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%3.8%+3.6 pts
Labor force participation56.3%60.2%−3.9 pts
Median home value$143,900$196,100−$52,200
Median gross rent$879$928−$49
Owner-occupied66.6%61.1%+5.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.2%9.6%+7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households40.7%40.5%+0.2 pts
Average commute23.217.5+5.6
Worked from home12.0%9.3%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.5%4.3%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025