Dickson City vs Old Forge

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

Dickson City 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 6,022 in Dickson City). Old Forge has the higher median household income ($73,258 vs $58,343 in Dickson City). Dickson City has the higher median home value ($184,700 vs $169,700 in Old Forge).

Population, income & housing

	Dickson City	Old Forge
Population	6,022	8,533
Median age	45.8 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,343	$73,258
Median home value	$184,700	$169,700
Median gross rent	$951	$862
Housing units	3,037	3,949
Homeownership rate	65.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.1%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	8.1%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dickson City	Old Forge
Population	5,802 → 6,022 (+3.8%)	7,965 → 8,533 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$53,167 → $58,343 (+9.7%)	$57,563 → $73,258 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$141,500 → $184,700 (+30.5%)	$148,500 → $169,700 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$780 → $951 (+21.9%)	$835 → $862 (+3.2%)

Dickson City

Population

5,8026,022

Median household income

$53,167$58,343

Median home value

$141,500$184,700

Median gross rent

$780$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)

	Dickson City	Old Forge
Under 5	4.6%	8.3%
5 to 17	17.3%	11.1%
18 to 24	3.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	9.6%	15.8%
35 to 44	13.4%	9.8%
45 to 54	15.9%	14.1%
55 to 64	13.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	12.5%	12.0%
75 and over	10.1%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dickson City	Old Forge
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	83.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.5%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.8%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.8%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dickson City	Old Forge
No high school diploma	13.4%	5.6%
High school graduate	39.6%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	21.9%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dickson City	Old Forge
Drove alone	78.6%	76.3%
Carpooled	11.4%	11.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.6%
Walked	2.8%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	10.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dickson City	Old Forge
1-unit, detached	67.7%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	8.1%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	18.1%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Dickson City	Old Forge
Poverty rate	14.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.16	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1946	1959