Forest County vs. Elk County

	Forest County (PA)	Elk County (PA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7,279	30,169
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.6%	-5.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	7,710	31,946
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	7,716	31,946
Persons under 5 years, percent	2.1%	5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	10.7%	19.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.6%	22.0%
Female persons, percent	31.5%	49.8%
White alone, percent	77.5%	98.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	20.8%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.2%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	0.9%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	0.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	72.0%	97.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018	607	2,500
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.8%	0.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	8,717	17,816
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	85.9%	77.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$89,500	$99,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$784	$997
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$360	$409
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$571	$589
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.7%	11.1%
Households, 2014-2018	1,631	13,727
Persons per household, 2014-2018	1.99	2.20
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.1%	91.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.0%	1.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.9%	84.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	62.1%	75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.4%	92.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	18.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	18.1%	10.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.8%	5.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	13.6%	62.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.7%	60.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	7,460	28,302
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	35,930	146,619
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	24,845	314,470
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$3,241	$9,967
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.9	19.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$38,383	$51,112
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$15,360	$28,476
Persons in poverty, percent	24.0%	9.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	102	891
Total employment, 2017	941	13,947
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	30,149	576,434
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-14.4%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	274	1,498
All firms, 2012	220	2,861
Men-owned firms, 2012	120	1,401
Women-owned firms, 2012	74	1,048
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	201	2,573
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	25	443
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	180	2,079
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	18.1	38.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	427.19	827.36

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Forest county (PA) and Elk county (PA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.