Archbald vs Old Forge

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

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

Old Forge has the higher population (8,533 vs 7,348 in Archbald). Archbald has the higher median household income ($76,315 vs $73,258 in Old Forge). Archbald has the higher median home value ($211,400 vs $169,700 in Old Forge).

Population, income & housing

	Archbald	Old Forge
Population	7,348	8,533
Median age	44.0 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$76,315	$73,258
Median home value	$211,400	$169,700
Median gross rent	$951	$862
Housing units	3,180	3,949
Homeownership rate	74.9%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archbald	Old Forge
Population	6,988 → 7,348 (+5.2%)	7,965 → 8,533 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$53,212 → $76,315 (+43.4%)	$57,563 → $73,258 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $211,400 (+21.0%)	$148,500 → $169,700 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $951 (+12.7%)	$835 → $862 (+3.2%)

Archbald

Population

6,9887,348

Median household income

$53,212$76,315

Median home value

$174,700$211,400

Median gross rent

$844$951

Old Forge

Population

7,9658,533

Median household income

$57,563$73,258

Median home value

$148,500$169,700

Median gross rent

$835$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archbald	Old Forge
Under 5	5.9%	8.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	11.1%
18 to 24	7.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	6.0%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.3%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.4%	14.1%
55 to 64	16.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	12.0%
75 and over	6.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archbald	Old Forge
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	83.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archbald	Old Forge
No high school diploma	7.9%	5.6%
High school graduate	29.6%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archbald	Old Forge
Drove alone	83.7%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.4%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	10.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archbald	Old Forge
1-unit, detached	82.3%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Archbald	Old Forge
Poverty rate	8.5%	7.4%
Average household size	2.55	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1967	1959