Old Forge, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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47%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Old Forge	New York	National
Income per capita	$66,041	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$84,359	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$134,114	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,792	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.0%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.7%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Old Forge is 47% higher than the national average
The median household income in Old Forge is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Old Forge is 63% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Old Forge is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,233 $84,359 $168,718

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Old Forge median earnings by income bracket

Old Forge employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	4.9%	4.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	82.9%	82.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Thendara, NY	42	$0	100.0%
Old Forge, NY	619	$84,359	3.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Turrell, AR	619	$36,980	54.5%
Hester, LA	619	$183,446	125.5%
Mer Rouge, LA	619	$44,346	45.5%
Osyka, MS	619	$42,174	48.1%
Wausa, NE	619	$97,146	19.4%
Old Forge, NY	619	$84,359	3.7%

Source: The Old Forge, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.