Demographics of Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania
Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania had 8,640 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +139 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.
Old Forge borough, in four figures
- 8,640
- Population
- July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–2024 figure is 8,573 ±22.
- +1.6%
- Change since July 2020
- +139 people.
- 47.4 ±6.8
- Median age
- ACS 2020–2024.
- $71,812 ±$4,483
- Median household income
- ACS 2020–2024, in 2024 dollars.
Population, year by year
July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.
Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally
The July 1 estimate of Old Forge borough, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
Source: The Census Bureau
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The figures
| July 1 | Population | Index | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,501 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 2021 | 8,558 | 100.7 | 100.2 |
| 2022 | 8,586 | 101.0 | 100.7 |
| 2023 | 8,628 | 101.5 | 101.6 |
| 2024 | 8,654 | 101.8 | 102.5 |
| 2025 | 8,640 | 101.6 | 103.1 |
| July 1 | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 8,501 | — |
| 2021 | 8,558 | +57 |
| 2022 | 8,586 | +28 |
| 2023 | 8,628 | +42 |
| 2024 | 8,654 | +26 |
| 2025 | 8,640 | −14 |
Age, 2020–2024
The median age is 47.4 ±6.8: for men 47.6 ±7.5 and for women 45.8 ±9.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).
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| Age | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 685 ±216 | 8.0% ±2.5 |
| 5 to 17 | 903 ±217 | 10.5% ±2.5 |
| 18 to 24 | 354 ±164 | 4.1% ±1.9 |
| 25 to 44 | 2,217 ±352 | 25.9% ±4.1 |
| 45 to 64 | 2,315 ±372 | 27.0% ±4.3 |
| 65 and over | 2,099 ±366 | 24.5% ±4.3 |
Income and poverty, 2020–2024
Median household income is $71,812 ±$4,483, and income per person $40,219 ±$3,727, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.
Households by income
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| Household income | Households | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under $25,000 | 679 ±216 | 17.9% ±5.4 |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 748 ±248 | 19.8% ±6.2 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 561 ±188 | 14.8% ±4.7 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 481 ±145 | 12.7% ±3.6 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 624 ±182 | 16.5% ±4.5 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 | 402 ±142 | 10.6% ±3.6 |
| $200,000 or more | 291 ±133 | 7.7% ±3.4 |
Poverty by age
The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).
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| Age | Below poverty | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | 637 ±233 | 7.4% ±2.7 |
| Under 18 | 67 to 233 | 4.8% to 14.3% |
| 18 to 59 | 262 ±106 | 6.2% ±2.5 |
| 60 and over | 225 ±108 | 8.1% ±3.7 |
A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.
Housing, 2020–2024
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| Measure | Old Forge borough | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,959 ±416 | 5,806,452 ±672 |
| Occupied | 95.6% ±2.0 | 90.8% ±0.2 |
| Vacant | 0.7% to 8.1% | 9.2% ±0.2 |
| Owner occupied | 70.0% ±4.2 | 69.3% ±0.3 |
| Renter occupied | 30.0% ±6.0 | 30.7% ±0.2 |
| Median home value | $174,400 ±$15,865 | $254,500 ±$767 |
| Median gross rent | $859 ±$101 | $1,209 ±$5 |
| Median year built | 1960 ±4 | 1965 ±1 |
A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.
Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.
Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024
Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.
Hispanic origin and race
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| Origin | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 248 to 1,552 | 2.9% to 18.1% |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 7,027 ±621 | 82.0% ±7.2 |
| Black alone, not Hispanic | 4 to 110 | < 0.1% to 1.3% |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 15 to 283 | 0.2% to 3.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0 to 17 | 0% to 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0 to 17 | 0% to 0.2% |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0 to 181 | 0% to 2.1% |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 140 to 572 | 1.6% to 6.7% |
A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.
Place of birth and citizenship
“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).
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| Born | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the state | 6,915 ±357 | 80.7% ±4.2 |
| Born in another state | 1,202 ±349 | 14.0% ±4.1 |
| Born a citizen outside the states | 40 to 278 | 0.5% to 3.2% |
| Born abroad | 125 to 469 | 1.5% to 5.5% |
| Naturalized citizens | 51 to 323 | 0.6% to 3.8% |
| Not citizens | 32 to 188 | 0.4% to 2.2% |
A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.
Old Forge borough among the places of Pennsylvania
123rd of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.
| Place | ACS 2020–2024 |
|---|---|
| Carbondale city | 8,789 ±65 |
| Northwest Harborcreek CDP | 8,753 ±405 |
| Folsom CDP | 8,671 ±937 |
| Jeannette city | 8,657 ±20 |
| Park Forest Village CDP | 8,624 ±770 |
| Old Forge borough | 8,573 ±22 |
| Lewistown borough | 8,479 ±19 |
| Lock Haven city | 8,447 ±30 |
| Swissvale borough | 8,418 ±31 |
| Pleasant Hills borough | 8,399 ±22 |
| Mount Joy borough | 8,344 ±25 |
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work
Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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