Blakely vs Old Forge

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

Blakely 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 6,661 in Blakely). Old Forge has the higher median household income ($73,258 vs $59,858 in Blakely). Blakely has the higher median home value ($183,600 vs $169,700 in Old Forge).

Population, income & housing

	Blakely	Old Forge
Population	6,661	8,533
Median age	52.8 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$59,858	$73,258
Median home value	$183,600	$169,700
Median gross rent	$988	$862
Housing units	3,337	3,949
Homeownership rate	67.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.6%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blakely	Old Forge
Population	6,258 → 6,661 (+6.4%)	7,965 → 8,533 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$54,194 → $59,858 (+10.5%)	$57,563 → $73,258 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$160,800 → $183,600 (+14.2%)	$148,500 → $169,700 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$837 → $988 (+18.0%)	$835 → $862 (+3.2%)

Blakely

Population

6,2586,661

Median household income

$54,194$59,858

Median home value

$160,800$183,600

Median gross rent

$837$988

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)

	Blakely	Old Forge
Under 5	4.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	12.4%	11.1%
18 to 24	3.4%	3.8%
25 to 34	8.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	15.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	11.2%	14.1%
55 to 64	14.8%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.0%
75 and over	17.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blakely	Old Forge
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	83.8%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.3%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blakely	Old Forge
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.6%
High school graduate	43.2%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	26.5%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	15.9%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blakely	Old Forge
Drove alone	71.1%	76.3%
Carpooled	16.1%	11.3%
Public transit	1.4%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.0%	10.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blakely	Old Forge
1-unit, detached	69.2%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	3.2%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	24.8%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Blakely	Old Forge
Poverty rate	7.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.08	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	1944	1959