Clairton vs West View

A side-by-side comparison of Clairton and West View: population, income, housing, and more.

Clairton and West View are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West View has the higher population (6,582 vs 6,105 in Clairton). West View has the higher median household income ($70,954 vs $39,884 in Clairton). West View has the higher median home value ($209,800 vs $59,100 in Clairton).

Population, income & housing

	Clairton	West View
Population	6,105	6,582
Median age	40.5 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,884	$70,954
Median home value	$59,100	$209,800
Median gross rent	$932	$963
Housing units	3,496	2,972
Homeownership rate	59.8%	69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	38.0%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	3.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clairton	West View
Population	6,619 → 6,105 (-7.8%)	6,601 → 6,582 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$37,282 → $39,884 (+7.0%)	$60,997 → $70,954 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$43,200 → $59,100 (+36.8%)	$132,400 → $209,800 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $932 (+12.3%)	$834 → $963 (+15.5%)

Clairton

Population

6,6196,105

Median household income

$37,282$39,884

Median home value

$43,200$59,100

Median gross rent

$830$932

West View

Population

6,6016,582

Median household income

$60,997$70,954

Median home value

$132,400$209,800

Median gross rent

$834$963

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clairton	West View
Under 5	6.7%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.5%	16.1%
35 to 44	12.2%	15.6%
45 to 54	7.0%	13.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.8%	10.8%
75 and over	10.3%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clairton	West View
White (non-Hispanic)	46.9%	87.1%
Black or African American	44.7%	3.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.9%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clairton	West View
No high school diploma	8.1%	4.8%
High school graduate	35.8%	27.8%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.5%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	13.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clairton	West View
Drove alone	71.1%	78.4%
Carpooled	11.5%	6.5%
Public transit	3.9%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.4%	10.7%
Other means	0.2%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clairton	West View
1-unit, detached	57.8%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	18.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	11.0%	21.4%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	3.1%	6.8%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clairton	West View
Poverty rate	29.9%	6.8%
Average household size	2.30	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	31	22
Median year structure built	1942	1950