Old Forge vs South Ilion

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

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

Old Forge has the higher population (359 vs 198 in South Ilion). South Ilion has the higher median household income ($100,481 vs $70,313 in Old Forge). Old Forge has the higher median home value ($332,200 vs $80,500 in South Ilion).

Population, income & housing

	Old Forge	South Ilion
Population	359	198
Median age	44.0 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,313	$100,481
Median home value	$332,200	$80,500
Housing units	598	62
Homeownership rate	69.4%	85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.3%	31.9%
Unemployment rate	15.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Old Forge	South Ilion
Population	479 → 359 (-25.1%)	178 → 198 (+11.2%)
Median household income	$47,222 → $70,313 (+48.9%)	$85,625 → $100,481 (+17.4%)
Median home value	$182,200 → $332,200 (+82.3%)	$68,000 → $80,500 (+18.4%)

Old Forge

Population

479359

Median household income

$47,222$70,313

Median home value

$182,200$332,200

South Ilion

Population

178198

Median household income

$85,625$100,481

Median home value

$68,000$80,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Old Forge	South Ilion
Under 5	0.0%	11.6%
5 to 17	7.0%	31.3%
18 to 24	6.4%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.5%	35.9%
35 to 44	22.6%	9.6%
45 to 54	10.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	5.1%
65 to 74	21.7%	6.6%
75 and over	17.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Old Forge	South Ilion
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	7.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Old Forge	South Ilion
No high school diploma	7.1%	23.0%
High school graduate	21.5%	8.0%
Some college or associate's	7.1%	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	41.8%	16.8%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Old Forge	South Ilion
Drove alone	60.7%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	39.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Old Forge	South Ilion
1-unit, detached	81.8%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	14.5%

Poverty & households

	Old Forge	South Ilion
Poverty rate	8.1%	39.4%
Average household size	1.74	3.19
Median year structure built	1945	1965