What is the population of Forty Fort borough?

Forty Fort borough has 4,235 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #335 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.

What is the median household income in Forty Fort borough?

Median household income in Forty Fort borough is $74,966 a year, 4.5% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Forty Fort borough?

Median gross rent is $991 a month and the median home value is $163,400, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.

Is Forty Fort borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Forty Fort borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Forty Fort, PA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Forty Fort, Pennsylvania (Forty Fort, PA — Census place “Forty Fort borough”) is 4,235 residents, ranking #335 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $74,966, the median home is worth $163,400 and median gross rent runs $991 a month. Looking for the Forty Fort Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Forty Fort, PA: 18704.

Population: 4,235Forty Fort borough residents
Median household income: $74,966Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $163,400Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $991Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 39.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 65%Owner-occupied households

Forty Fort ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Forty Fort.

The Forty Fort PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

18704

What the numbers mean in Forty Fort borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Forty Fort borough median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.3% of residents and 65% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Forty Fort borough, PA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Forty Fort borough is a small town in Pennsylvania, with 4,235 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #335 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 83% of them. The median age here is 39.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Forty Fort borough earn a median of $74,966 a year, 4.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 12.3% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Forty Fort borough is valued at $163,400, 46.1% below the national figure and 15% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $991 a month, 29.5% below the national figure, or roughly $11,892 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 65% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Forty Fort borough?: Forty Fort borough has 4,235 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #335 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Forty Fort borough?: Median household income in Forty Fort borough is $74,966 a year, 4.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Forty Fort borough?: Median gross rent is $991 a month and the median home value is $163,400, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.
Is Forty Fort borough affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Forty Fort borough is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Forty Fort borough data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.