COMPARING TWO PLACES
Old Forge vs Fort Drum
PLACE A
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Fort Drum, New York
Old Forge is 46% smaller than Fort Drum. Old Forge earns more, with a median household income $9,521 higher. Fort Drum has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs 2%).
OLD FORGEFORT DRUMDIFFERENCE
Total population8,64016,065−46% vs Fort Drum
Population density2,5211,120+1,401
Population growth2.2%22.7%−20.5 pts
Median age47.423.3+24.1
Male47.3%58.3%−11.0 pts
Female52.7%41.7%+11.0 pts
Foreign-born3.5%8.7%−5.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.0%59.1%+22.8 pts
Black0.7%9.8%−9.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%20.8%−10.3 pts
Asian1.7%4.5%−2.8 pts
Other5.1%5.7%−0.6 pts
Median household income$71,812$62,291+$9,521
Per capita income$40,219$25,938+$14,281
Poverty rate7.4%11.7%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.369+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%34.8%−4.6 pts
Graduate degree12.5%7.5%+4.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%8.7%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation64.3%80.3%−16.0 pts
Median home value$174,400$156,600+$17,800
Median gross rent$859$1,622−$763
Owner-occupied70.0%4.0%+65.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.4%3.4%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%54.0%−17.6 pts
Average commute21.311.1+10.2
Worked from home9.1%12.7%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.7%2.0%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024