Old Forge, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Lackawanna County

42-56576

Old Forge is a small town ( borough ) in Lackawanna County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 8,798 in an area of 9.1 km ². The population density is 967 per km ².

Demography

Data obtained from the census in 2000 8.798 inhabitants of Old Forge lived in 3,746 households; among them were 2,457 families. The population density was 446 per km ². In place 3,981 residential units were recorded. Among the population was 99.0 % White, 0.2% African American, 0.4 % Asian and 0.2 % of other ethnic groups; 0.3 % reported belonging to several ethnic groups.

Among the 3,746 households 25.4% had children under the age of 18; 49.7 % were married couples living together. 31.4 % of households were single-person households. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size 2.91.

The population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 6.7 % from 18 to 24, 26.5% 25-44 years, 24.0% from 45 to 64 years and 23.0 % of 65 years or older. The median age was 43 years.

The median household income was $ 35,090, the median family income $ 46,152. The per capita income in Old Forge was $ 19,228. Under the poverty line lived 6.7% of the population.