Ancestry in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (Borough)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Old Forge
Old Forge
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%CountItalianPolishIrishGermanUnclassified1WelshOther2EnglishAmericanRussianLithuanianScottishSlovakFrenchUkrainianEuropeanFinnishHungarian37.359276%11.982961%37.359276%37.4%3,05322.442487%6.474722%22.442487%22.4%1,83420.276554%16.449740%20.276554%20.3%1,65715.088106%25.092997%15.088106%15.1%1,2339.251101%15.119450%9.251101%9.3%7567.856094%1.274580%7.856094%7.9%6426.975037%22.364292%6.975037%7.0%5706.375428%7.103744%6.375428%6.4%5214.564366%4.981924%4.564366%4.6%3734.429760%1.405783%4.429760%4.4%3622.422907%0.572107%2.422907%2.4%1981.860010%1.485680%1.860010%1.9%1521.651982%1.642478%1.651982%1.7%1351.186980%1.578007%1.186980%1.2%971.150269%0.866483%1.150269%1.2%940.685267%0.736007%0.685267%0.7%560.624082%0.071112%0.624082%0.6%510.550661%1.004468%0.550661%0.6%45
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Old Forge
Old Forge
Pennsylvania
0%20%40%60%80%Count%Puerto RicanMexican88.537549%51.135366%88.537549%88.5%2242.741%2.74%11.462451%17.357003%11.462451%11.5%290.355%0.35%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Pennsylvania and Old Forge
Old Forge
Pennsylvania
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count%FilipinoJapanese57.407407%6.103801%57.407407%57.4%310.379%0.38%42.592593%1.717005%42.592593%42.6%230.281%0.28%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by Tract in Old Forge

Italian Ancestry by Tract#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
37.14%37.26%37.38%37.49%37.61%37.74%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
22.03%22.16%22.29%22.42%22.55%22.69%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
19.88%20.01%20.14%20.26%20.38%20.51%

German Ancestry by Tract#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
14.41%14.63%14.84%15.06%15.27%15.49%

Welsh Ancestry by Tract#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
6.33%6.82%7.30%7.79%8.27%8.76%

English Ancestry by Tract#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
4.3%5.0%5.6%6.3%6.9%7.6%

American Ancestry by Tract#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
2.3%3.6%4.7%5.9%7.1%8.3%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
4.287%4.333%4.378%4.423%4.468%4.514%

Lithuanian Ancestry by Tract#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Lithuanian' ancestry (%):
1.80%2.14%2.47%2.80%3.13%3.47%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.85%1.18%1.50%1.81%2.13%2.46%

Slovak Ancestry by Tract#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'Slovak' ancestry (%):
0.79%1.07%1.34%1.61%1.89%2.16%

French Ancestry by Tract#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.85%0.96%1.07%1.17%1.28%1.39%

Ukrainian Ancestry by Tract#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Ukrainian' ancestry (%):
0.49%0.70%0.91%1.12%1.33%1.54%

European Ancestry by Tract#17

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.22%0.44%0.65%0.87%1.09%

Finnish Ancestry by Tract#18

Percentage of the population reporting 'Finnish' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.20%0.40%0.60%0.79%1.00%

Puerto Rican Ancestry by Tract#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Puerto Rican' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.5%3.0%4.4%5.9%7.4%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.25%0.31%0.36%0.42%0.47%0.53%

Filipino Ancestry by Tract#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Filipino' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.20%0.41%0.61%0.82%1.03%

Japanese Ancestry by Tract#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Japanese' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.09%0.18%0.27%0.36%0.45%
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Ancestry by Place in the Scranton Area

There are 100 places in the Scranton Area. This section compares Old Forge to all of the places in the Scranton Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Old Forge.

Italian Ancestry by Place#29

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Old Forge, selected other places in the Scranton Area, and entities that contain Old Forge
0%10%20%30%40%50%Count#YatesvilleBrowntownPardeesvilleLattimerHarleighDunmoreUpper ExeterJessupZIP Code 18518ZIP 18518Old Forge School DistrictOld ForgeOld ForgeLaflinChinchillaHughestownPittstonArchbaldHilldaleExeterWest PittstonConynghamInkermanThroopWest WyomingMayfieldDuryeaBlakelyBeech Mountain LakesBeech Mtn LksGlenburnCarbondaleWyomingFreelandClarks GreenLackawanna CountyLackawannaMount CobbOlyphantScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaScrantonDickson CityEdwardsvilleNurembergNortheastMiddle AtlanticLake WinolaHazletonWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaSilkworthPlymouthNicholsonLaceyvilleUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMeshoppenNoxenPikes CreekJeddo54.951185%54.951185%55.0%394151.630812%51.630812%51.6%744250.528541%50.528541%50.5%239347.468354%47.468354%47.5%300441.137124%41.137124%41.1%369539.054818%39.054818%39.1%5,322638.697789%38.697789%38.7%315737.513655%37.513655%37.5%1,717837.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,053934.765876%34.765876%34.8%5421034.479678%34.479678%34.5%7721133.062331%33.062331%33.1%4881233.020344%33.020344%33.0%2,5321332.959068%32.959068%33.0%2,3191432.721713%32.721713%32.7%5351530.954505%30.954505%31.0%1,7351630.627999%30.627999%30.6%1,4681730.423940%30.423940%30.4%6101830.014091%30.014091%30.0%6391929.781421%29.781421%29.8%1,1992028.751389%28.751389%28.8%7762128.645833%28.645833%28.6%4952227.490284%27.490284%27.5%1,3442326.905132%26.905132%26.9%1,7302426.177370%26.177370%26.2%4282526.173709%26.173709%26.2%2232625.944642%25.944642%25.9%2,2592725.486317%25.486317%25.5%7732825.222382%25.222382%25.2%8792924.250871%24.250871%24.3%3483023.283382%23.283382%23.3%49,59549.6k21.229947%21.229947%21.2%3973619.724593%19.724593%19.7%1,0174319.128127%19.128127%19.1%107,098107k18.974863%18.974863%19.0%14,49314.5k4818.341709%18.341709%18.3%1,0955017.357458%17.357458%17.4%8255714.784946%14.784946%14.8%556413.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M12.912482%12.912482%12.9%907112.350725%12.350725%12.4%3,0827312.093546%12.093546%12.1%4,9547611.982961%11.982961%12.0%1,531,8991.53M11.613566%11.613566%11.6%113789.070759%9.070759%9.1%532856.743003%6.743003%6.7%53926.196581%6.196581%6.2%29955.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.010893%5.010893%5.0%23964.601227%4.601227%4.6%30970.000000%0.000000%0.0%0980.000000%0.000000%0.0%099
Count number of people reporting 'Italian' ancestry
# rank of place out of 99 by percentage reporting 'Italian' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in Pennsylvania

There are 1,761 places in Pennsylvania. This section compares Old Forge to the 50 most populous places in Pennsylvania and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Old Forge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 14,002.

Italian Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Old Forge, selected other places in Pennsylvania, and entities that contain Old Forge
0%10%20%30%Count#ZIP Code 18518ZIP 18518Old Forge School DistrictOld ForgeOld ForgeNew CastlePlumLackawanna CountyLackawannaDrexel HillGreensburgMurrysvilleAllison ParkBethel ParkScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaBaldwinHermitageScrantonHorshamWest ChesterLevittownUpper St. ClairPhoenixvilleIndianaWest MifflinKing of PrussiaFranklin ParkMonroevilleWillow GroveAltoonaNortheastMiddle AtlanticHersheyPottstownErieHazletonPittsburghWilkes-BarrePennsylvaniaLansdaleJohnstownNorristownEastonCarlisleBloomsburgState CollegeBethlehemWilliamsportMcKeesportFullertonPhiladelphiaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesHanoverReadingWilkinsburgAllentownLancasterYorkChambersburgLebanonChesterHarrisburg37.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05328.115556%28.115556%28.1%6,326127.036471%27.036471%27.0%7,428223.283382%23.283382%23.3%49,59549.6k21.325822%21.325822%21.3%6,019320.772715%20.772715%20.8%3,027420.055558%20.055558%20.1%4,043519.744364%19.744364%19.7%4,248619.682205%19.682205%19.7%6,342719.128127%19.128127%19.1%107,098107k19.031020%19.031020%19.0%3,767818.989861%18.989861%19.0%3,053918.974863%18.974863%19.0%14,49314.5k1018.798572%18.798572%18.8%2,6851117.258413%17.258413%17.3%3,3541217.114126%17.114126%17.1%8,9691315.905947%15.905947%15.9%3,1051415.849261%15.849261%15.8%2,6371515.797743%15.797743%15.8%2,2121615.699896%15.699896%15.7%3,1641715.663806%15.663806%15.7%3,1031815.160247%15.160247%15.2%2,1571914.286726%14.286726%14.3%4,0362013.614841%13.614841%13.6%2,0992113.375655%13.375655%13.4%6,0472213.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M12.735388%12.735388%12.7%1,8262312.498342%12.498342%12.5%2,8272412.437473%12.437473%12.4%12,45712.5k2512.350725%12.350725%12.4%3,0822612.264129%12.264129%12.3%37,44337.4k2712.093546%12.093546%12.1%4,9542811.982961%11.982961%12.0%1,531,8991.53M11.954540%11.954540%12.0%1,9672911.944073%11.944073%11.9%2,4093011.683111%11.683111%11.7%4,0263111.405197%11.405197%11.4%3,0813211.270643%11.270643%11.3%2,1433310.390588%10.390588%10.4%1,519349.984789%9.984789%10.0%4,201359.942751%9.942751%9.9%7,468369.345442%9.345442%9.3%2,727379.222182%9.222182%9.2%1,801388.747900%8.747900%8.7%1,354397.615687%7.615687%7.6%118,800119k405.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.210966%5.210966%5.2%804415.183222%5.183222%5.2%4,556425.159207%5.159207%5.2%815434.609443%4.609443%4.6%5,514444.049477%4.049477%4.0%2,403453.742474%3.742474%3.7%1,641463.611003%3.611003%3.6%743473.500429%3.500429%3.5%898483.323937%3.323937%3.3%1,132493.256713%3.256713%3.3%1,60150
Count number of people reporting 'Italian' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Italian' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the Northeast

There are 4,274 places in the Northeast. This section compares Old Forge to the 50 most populous places in the Northeast and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Old Forge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 71,389.

Italian Ancestry by Place#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Old Forge, selected other places in the Northeast, and entities that contain Old Forge
0%10%20%30%Count#ZIP Code 18518ZIP 18518Old Forge School DistrictOld ForgeOld ForgeToms RiverCranstonLackawanna CountyLackawannaWarwickScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaScrantonNew RochelleNorwalkCheektowagaStamfordWaterburyYonkersDanburySomervilleNortheastMiddle AtlanticErieAlbanyPittsburghSyracusePennsylvaniaCliftonNewtonBuffaloWorcesterNashuaQuincyBethlehemNew BritainProvidenceManchesterNew HavenLynnRochesterBostonCambridgePhiladelphiaBrocktonPawtucketSpringfieldNew YorkLowellFall RiverUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesBridgeportReadingJersey CityAllentownLawrenceHartfordNew BedfordTrentonElizabethCamdenPatersonNewark37.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05332.758056%32.758056%32.8%29,00329.0k131.254173%31.254173%31.3%25,27925.3k223.283382%23.283382%23.3%49,59549.6k21.411561%21.411561%21.4%17,53217.5k319.128127%19.128127%19.1%107,098107k18.974863%18.974863%19.0%14,49314.5k416.852672%16.852672%16.9%13,36413.4k515.582850%15.582850%15.6%13,70213.7k615.002745%15.002745%15.0%11,20311.2k714.650341%14.650341%14.7%18,66618.7k814.417962%14.417962%14.4%15,74615.7k914.216548%14.216548%14.2%28,39428.4k1014.193587%14.193587%14.2%11,90711.9k1113.408882%13.408882%13.4%10,66110.7k1213.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M12.437473%12.437473%12.4%12,45712.5k1312.412497%12.412497%12.4%12,21712.2k1412.264129%12.264129%12.3%37,44337.4k1512.193973%12.193973%12.2%17,60217.6k1611.982961%11.982961%12.0%1,531,8991.53M11.534507%11.534507%11.5%9,8711711.302467%11.302467%11.3%9,9821810.949500%10.949500%10.9%28,35828.4k1910.523364%10.523364%10.5%19,32919.3k2010.303739%10.303739%10.3%8,9932110.253993%10.253993%10.3%9,572229.942751%9.942751%9.9%7,468239.569680%9.569680%9.6%6,974249.044400%9.044400%9.0%16,17616.2k258.833268%8.833268%8.8%9,737268.574825%8.574825%8.6%11,18211.2k278.546387%8.546387%8.5%7,869288.464461%8.464461%8.5%17,80017.8k298.132114%8.132114%8.1%53,53253.5k307.936960%7.936960%7.9%8,632317.615687%7.615687%7.6%118,800119k327.363969%7.363969%7.4%6,982336.917032%6.917032%6.9%4,938346.913391%6.913391%6.9%10,64610.6k356.519316%6.519316%6.5%551,662552k366.115353%6.115353%6.1%6,719375.554431%5.554431%5.6%4,938385.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.363143%5.363143%5.4%7,885395.183222%5.183222%5.2%4,556404.740394%4.740394%4.7%12,40412.4k414.609443%4.609443%4.6%5,514424.296860%4.296860%4.3%3,409433.562580%3.562580%3.6%4,429443.458332%3.458332%3.5%3,285453.114985%3.114985%3.1%2,634462.522610%2.522610%2.5%3,230471.951187%1.951187%2.0%1,483481.717565%1.717565%1.7%2,523491.500327%1.500327%1.5%4,20350
Count number of people reporting 'Italian' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Italian' anscestry

Ancestry by Place in the United States

There are 29,322 places in the United States. This section compares Old Forge to the 50 most populous places in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Old Forge. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 383,899.

Italian Ancestry by Place#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Old Forge, selected other places in the United States, and entities that contain Old Forge
0%10%20%30%Count#ZIP Code 18518ZIP 18518Old Forge School DistrictOld ForgeOld ForgeLackawanna CountyLackawannaScranton, Wilkes, Barre, and Hazleton Metro AreaScranton AreaNortheastMiddle AtlanticPennsylvaniaBostonPhiladelphiaNew YorkLas VegasVirginia BeachVirginia BchUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesColorado SpringsColorado SpgsColumbusSan FranciscoClevelandPortlandDenverSeattleOmahaRaleighSan DiegoTucsonChicagoPhoenixWashingtonJacksonvilleSan JoseKansas CityCharlotteMesaSacramentoAlbuquerqueOaklandAustinFresnoBaltimoreLos AngelesMilwaukeeMinneapolisLong BeachLouisvilleNashville-DavidsonIndianapolisMiamiAtlantaTulsaFort WorthOklahoma CityArlingtonWichitaSan AntonioMemphisHoustonDallasEl PasoDetroit37.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05337.359276%37.359276%37.4%3,05323.283382%23.283382%23.3%49,59549.6k19.128127%19.128127%19.1%107,098107k13.298551%13.298551%13.3%7,455,9357.46M13.242577%13.242577%13.2%5,482,0155.48M11.982961%11.982961%12.0%1,531,8991.53M8.132114%8.132114%8.1%53,53253.5k17.615687%7.615687%7.6%118,800119k26.519316%6.519316%6.5%551,662552k35.939882%5.939882%5.9%36,42936.4k45.929518%5.929518%5.9%26,66726.7k55.391399%5.391399%5.4%17,174,74117.2M5.285019%5.285019%5.3%23,71723.7k65.066556%5.066556%5.1%42,40942.4k74.899551%4.899551%4.9%41,66041.7k84.598564%4.598564%4.6%17,89617.9k94.454639%4.454639%4.5%27,64527.6k104.329846%4.329846%4.3%28,72028.7k114.281534%4.281534%4.3%28,63728.6k124.248971%4.248971%4.2%18,82618.8k134.238137%4.238137%4.2%18,70418.7k144.104198%4.104198%4.1%56,42556.4k153.984374%3.984374%4.0%21,02121.0k163.952960%3.952960%4.0%107,284107k173.936800%3.936800%3.9%61,23061.2k183.882800%3.882800%3.9%25,58825.6k193.876883%3.876883%3.9%33,21033.2k203.727896%3.727896%3.7%37,62837.6k213.592663%3.592663%3.6%16,94916.9k223.546092%3.546092%3.5%28,68228.7k233.525091%3.525091%3.5%16,58416.6k243.490599%3.490599%3.5%16,91316.9k253.066665%3.066665%3.1%17,07717.1k263.005048%3.005048%3.0%12,38212.4k272.871294%2.871294%2.9%26,06526.1k282.843286%2.843286%2.8%14,60914.6k292.731401%2.731401%2.7%16,96217.0k302.690825%2.690825%2.7%105,450105k312.681435%2.681435%2.7%16,05316.1k322.611016%2.611016%2.6%10,56610.6k332.571345%2.571345%2.6%12,08012.1k342.458251%2.458251%2.5%15,03415.0k352.409242%2.409242%2.4%15,51015.5k362.294035%2.294035%2.3%19,42319.4k372.225731%2.225731%2.2%9,629382.173637%2.173637%2.2%9,920392.002971%2.002971%2.0%8,010401.915238%1.915238%1.9%15,62715.6k411.819633%1.819633%1.8%11,28211.3k421.787970%1.787970%1.8%6,864431.781550%1.781550%1.8%6,913441.765092%1.765092%1.8%25,40625.4k451.649597%1.649597%1.6%10,81910.8k461.558033%1.558033%1.6%34,90934.9k471.390452%1.390452%1.4%17,77617.8k481.099463%1.099463%1.1%7,455490.690475%0.690475%0.7%4,71950
Count number of people reporting 'Italian' ancestry
# rank of place out of 50 by percentage reporting 'Italian' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Old Forge. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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State:
Pennsylvania
County:
Lackawanna
Metro Area:
Scranton Area
ZIP Code:
18518
Unified School District:
Old Forge
Congressional District:
PA-17
State Senate District:
PA-22
State House District:
PA-114
Neighboring Boroughs:
Duryea, Moosic, Taylor
Nearby Boroughs:
Avoca, Dupont, Exeter, Hughestown, Laflin, West Pittston, Yatesville
Nearby Cities:
Pittston, Scranton
Nearby Unincorporated Places:
Browntown