Boalsburg vs Park Forest Village

A side-by-side comparison of Boalsburg and Park Forest Village: population, income, housing, and more.

Boalsburg and Park Forest Village are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Park Forest Village has the higher population (8,810 vs 4,653 in Boalsburg). Boalsburg has the higher median household income ($106,806 vs $79,363 in Park Forest Village). Boalsburg has the higher median home value ($400,000 vs $383,100 in Park Forest Village).

Population, income & housing

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
Population	4,653	8,810
Median age	42.4 yrs	37.1 yrs
Median household income	$106,806	$79,363
Median home value	$400,000	$383,100
Median gross rent	$1,269	$1,317
Housing units	2,177	4,246
Homeownership rate	78.2%	56.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.3%	75.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
Population	4,642 → 4,653 (+0.2%)	10,299 → 8,810 (-14.5%)
Median household income	$105,891 → $106,806 (+0.9%)	$72,083 → $79,363 (+10.1%)
Median home value	$324,900 → $400,000 (+23.1%)	$289,800 → $383,100 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,170 → $1,269 (+8.5%)	$1,072 → $1,317 (+22.9%)

Boalsburg

Population

4,6424,653

Median household income

$105,891$106,806

Median home value

$324,900$400,000

Median gross rent

$1,170$1,269

Park Forest Village

Population

10,2998,810

Median household income

$72,083$79,363

Median home value

$289,800$383,100

Median gross rent

$1,072$1,317

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
Under 5	6.4%	4.2%
5 to 17	16.1%	11.1%
18 to 24	3.9%	16.8%
25 to 34	13.6%	15.2%
35 to 44	15.9%	16.2%
45 to 54	9.3%	9.1%
55 to 64	15.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.8%	7.8%
75 and over	9.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	75.3%
Black or African American	2.1%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.0%	11.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.2%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
No high school diploma	0.0%	1.2%
High school graduate	16.2%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	17.5%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	37.1%	26.7%
Graduate or professional degree	29.3%	48.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
Drove alone	76.5%	53.6%
Carpooled	4.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	6.1%
Walked	1.2%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	4.4%
Worked from home	16.7%	25.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
1-unit, detached	68.1%	50.0%
1-unit, attached	12.9%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	8.7%	28.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.4%

Poverty & households

	Boalsburg	Park Forest Village
Poverty rate	6.5%	22.5%
Average household size	2.36	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	17	15
Median year structure built	1984	1982