East Frankfort vs Old Forge

A side-by-side comparison of East Frankfort and Old Forge: population, income, housing, and more.

East Frankfort and Old Forge are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Frankfort has the higher population (480 vs 359 in Old Forge). Old Forge has the higher median household income ($70,313 vs $55,346 in East Frankfort). Old Forge has the higher median home value ($332,200 vs $88,200 in East Frankfort).

Population, income & housing

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
Population	480	359
Median age	70.5 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$55,346	$70,313
Median home value	$88,200	$332,200
Housing units	292	598
Homeownership rate	91.1%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	64.3%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	15.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
Population	559 → 480 (-14.1%)	479 → 359 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$39,037 → $55,346 (+41.8%)	$47,222 → $70,313 (+48.9%)
Median home value	$86,900 → $88,200 (+1.5%)	$182,200 → $332,200 (+82.3%)

East Frankfort

Population

559480

Median household income

$39,037$55,346

Median home value

$86,900$88,200

Old Forge

Population

479359

Median household income

$47,222$70,313

Median home value

$182,200$332,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	7.0%
18 to 24	2.7%	6.4%
25 to 34	2.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	4.6%	22.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	10.9%
55 to 64	3.3%	0.0%
65 to 74	47.1%	21.7%
75 and over	28.3%	17.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
White (non-Hispanic)	96.7%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	7.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
No high school diploma	3.6%	7.1%
High school graduate	41.5%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	7.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.2%	41.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1.9%	22.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
Drove alone	81.8%	60.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	39.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
1-unit, detached	48.6%	81.8%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 19 units	3.1%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.0%
Mobile home & other	44.2%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	East Frankfort	Old Forge
Poverty rate	12.9%	8.1%
Average household size	1.63	1.74
Median year structure built	1966	1945