Old Forge vs Poland

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

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

Poland has the higher population (467 vs 359 in Old Forge). Old Forge has the higher median household income ($70,313 vs $67,917 in Poland). Old Forge has the higher median home value ($332,200 vs $134,400 in Poland).

Population, income & housing

	Old Forge	Poland
Population	359	467
Median age	44.0 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,313	$67,917
Median home value	$332,200	$134,400
Median gross rent	—	$775
Housing units	598	170
Homeownership rate	69.4%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.3%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	10.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Forge	Poland
Population	479 → 359 (-25.1%)	370 → 467 (+26.2%)
Median household income	$47,222 → $70,313 (+48.9%)	$52,292 → $67,917 (+29.9%)
Median home value	$182,200 → $332,200 (+82.3%)	$115,300 → $134,400 (+16.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$863 → $775 (-10.2%)

Old Forge

Population

479359

Median household income

$47,222$70,313

Median home value

$182,200$332,200

Poland

Population

370467

Median household income

$52,292$67,917

Median home value

$115,300$134,400

Median gross rent

$863$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Forge	Poland
Under 5	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	7.0%	25.9%
18 to 24	6.4%	4.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	16.9%
35 to 44	22.6%	10.9%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	21.7%	6.9%
75 and over	17.0%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Forge	Poland
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	95.7%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.4%
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	0.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Forge	Poland
No high school diploma	7.1%	17.5%
High school graduate	21.5%	30.2%
Some college or associate's	7.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	41.8%	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Forge	Poland
Drove alone	60.7%	82.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.3%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Forge	Poland
1-unit, detached	81.8%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	19.4%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	11.2%

Poverty & households

	Old Forge	Poland
Poverty rate	8.1%	13.1%
Average household size	1.74	2.81
Mean commute (minutes)	—	29
Median year structure built	1945	1938