COMPARING TWO PLACES
Old Forge vs Watertown
PLACE A
Old Forge, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Watertown, South Dakota
Old Forge is 64% smaller than Watertown. Old Forge earns more, with a median household income $2,212 higher.
OLD FORGEWATERTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population8,64023,736−64% vs Watertown
Population density2,5211,287+1,234
Population growth2.2%5.5%−3.2 pts
Median age47.439.5+7.9
Male47.3%51.5%−4.2 pts
Female52.7%48.5%+4.2 pts
Foreign-born3.5%1.3%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.0%89.9%−8.0 pts
Black0.7%0.8%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino10.5%2.9%+7.6 pts
Asian1.7%0.7%+1.1 pts
Other5.1%5.7%−0.5 pts
Median household income$71,812$69,600+$2,212
Per capita income$40,219$39,939+$280
Poverty rate7.4%9.0%−1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%21.6%+8.7 pts
Graduate degree12.5%6.1%+6.3 pts
Unemployment rate5.5%1.8%+3.7 pts
Labor force participation64.3%67.5%−3.2 pts
Median home value$174,400$229,400−$55,000
Median gross rent$859$942−$83
Owner-occupied70.0%65.3%+4.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.4%6.4%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households36.4%34.2%+2.2 pts
Average commute21.312.6+8.7
Worked from home9.1%4.8%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.7%7.0%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025