Dunmore vs Old Forge

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

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

Dunmore has the higher population (14,123 vs 8,533 in Old Forge). Dunmore has the higher median household income ($75,632 vs $73,258 in Old Forge). Dunmore has the higher median home value ($186,900 vs $169,700 in Old Forge).

Population, income & housing

	Dunmore	Old Forge
Population	14,123	8,533
Median age	40.3 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$75,632	$73,258
Median home value	$186,900	$169,700
Median gross rent	$923	$862
Housing units	6,510	3,949
Homeownership rate	59.1%	71.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	32.2%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunmore	Old Forge
Population	13,111 → 14,123 (+7.7%)	7,965 → 8,533 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$59,806 → $75,632 (+26.5%)	$57,563 → $73,258 (+27.3%)
Median home value	$160,900 → $186,900 (+16.2%)	$148,500 → $169,700 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$792 → $923 (+16.5%)	$835 → $862 (+3.2%)

Dunmore

Population

13,11114,123

Median household income

$59,806$75,632

Median home value

$160,900$186,900

Median gross rent

$792$923

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)

	Dunmore	Old Forge
Under 5	5.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	14.4%	11.1%
18 to 24	9.8%	3.8%
25 to 34	13.9%	15.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	9.8%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.1%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.8%
65 to 74	9.6%	12.0%
75 and over	10.9%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunmore	Old Forge
White (non-Hispanic)	86.6%	83.8%
Black or African American	1.5%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.4%	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.8%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunmore	Old Forge
No high school diploma	4.0%	5.6%
High school graduate	31.1%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	25.9%	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunmore	Old Forge
Drove alone	79.6%	76.3%
Carpooled	6.3%	11.3%
Public transit	0.5%	0.6%
Walked	2.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.1%	10.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunmore	Old Forge
1-unit, detached	58.4%	72.2%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	6.3%
2 to 4 units	30.9%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	3.2%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Dunmore	Old Forge
Poverty rate	11.4%	7.4%
Average household size	2.20	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1951	1959