Forty Fort, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,252
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
40.2
1.26% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.6%
6.12% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$74,432
0.712% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$173,000
5.88% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,469
2.66% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Forty Fort, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.1% of the residents in Forty Fort, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Forty Fort, PA are Fortis Institute-Forty Fort (153 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Forty Fort, PA was $173,000, and the homeownership rate was 57%.

Most people in Forty Fort, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20 minutes. The average car ownership in Forty Fort, PA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesPennsylvaniaLuzerne County, PAScranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PALuzerne County (East)--Kingston Borough PUMA, PA

Population & Diversity

Forty Fort, PA is home to a population of 4.25k people, from which 97.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.06% of Forty Fort, PA residents were born outside of the country (130 people).

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.38k people) in Forty Fort, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 266 White (Hispanic) and 263 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.1%
2024 Citizenship
99.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.1% of Forty Fort, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Forty Fort, PA was 99.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Forty Fort, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.38k ± 364
  2. White (Hispanic)
    266 ± 335
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    263 ± 179
16.3%
Hispanic Population
693 people

In 2024, there were 12.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.38k people) in Forty Fort, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 266 White (Hispanic) and 263 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

16.3% of the people in Forty Fort, PA are hispanic (693 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

3.06%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
130 people
1.09%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
46 people

As of 2024, 3.06% of Forty Fort, PA residents (130 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Forty Fort, PA was 1.09%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    56 ± 40
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 17

Forty Fort, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.22 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Forty Fort, PA employs 2.47k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Forty Fort, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (353 people), Retail Trade (321 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (273 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($91,063), Other Services Except Public Administration ($83,333), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($78,125).

Employment

Occupations

2.47k
2024 Value
± 362
2.66%
1 Year growth
± 20%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forty Fort, PA grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 2.41k employees to 2.47k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Forty Fort, PA, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (291 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (255 people), and Management Occupations (232 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Forty Fort, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.47k
2024 Value
± 362
2.66%
1 Year growth
± 20%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Forty Fort, PA grew at a rate of 2.66%, from 2.41k employees to 2.47k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Forty Fort, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (353 people), Retail Trade (321 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (273 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Forty Fort, PA, though some of these residents may live in Forty Fort, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$51,017
Median earning men ± $5,766
$41,171
Median earning women ± $7,961

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($83,516), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($82,292), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($72,059).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($57,917), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,250), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,544).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Forty Fort, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Forty Fort, PA awarded 153 degrees. The student population of Forty Fort, PA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 104 male students and 55 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Forty Fort, PA are White (64 and 41.8%), Hispanic or Latino (45 and 29.4%), Black or African American (31 and 20.3%), and Two or More Races (8 and 5.23%).

The largest universities in Forty Fort, PA by number of degrees awarded are Fortis Institute-Forty Fort (153 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Forty Fort, PA are Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (82 and 53.6%), HVAC Maintenance (23 and 15%), and Medical Assistant (19 and 12.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 159 students enrolled in Forty Fort, PA, 65.4% men and 34.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 61 records, of which 24.6% were women and 75.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
    82 degrees awarded
  2. Phlebotamy Technician
    16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Forty Fort, PA was Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor with 82 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Forty Fort, PA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
153 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Fortis Institute-Forty Fort with 153 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 109 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Forty Fort, PA, which is 2.48 times more than the 44 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 64 degrees mean that there were 1.42 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 45 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private for-profit, 2-year ($13,694) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($261) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private for-profit, 2-year ($786) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Forty Fort, PA was $173,000 in 2024, which is 0.52 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $163,400 to $173,000, a 5.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Forty Fort, PA is 57%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Forty Fort, PA have an average commute time of 20 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Forty Fort, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$173,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,963
$1,052
Median Property Taxes
±$177

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Forty Fort, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Forty Fort, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

57%
Homeownership
2024
60.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57% of the housing units in Forty Fort, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$74,432
Median Household Income
± $9,050
1.84k
Number of Households
± 286

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.84k households in Forty Fort, PA declined from $74,432 from the previous year's value of $74,966.

The following chart displays the households in Forty Fort, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Forty Fort, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (77.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.7%)
  3. Carpooled (10%)

In 2024, 77.2% of workers in Forty Fort, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.7%) and those who carpooled to work (10%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Forty Fort, PA have a shorter commute time (20 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.53% of the workforce in Forty Fort, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Forty Fort, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Forty Fort, PA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Forty Fort, PA (492 out of 4.25k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Forty Fort, PA is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

95.7% of the population of Forty Fort, PA has health coverage, with 55.2% on employee plans, 17.1% on Medicaid, 14.5% on Medicare, 8.91% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18.4% under 18 years, 24.4% between 18 and 34 years, 40.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 52.6% were men and 47.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.26%
Uninsured
55.2%
Employer Coverage
17.1%
Medicaid
14.5%
Medicare
8.91%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Forty Fort, PA declined by 10.3% from 4.75% to 4.26%.

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