Clarion vs Knox

A side-by-side comparison of Clarion and Knox: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarion has the higher population (4,202 vs 1,032 in Knox). Knox has the higher median household income ($55,380 vs $42,063 in Clarion). Clarion has the higher median home value ($155,300 vs $117,800 in Knox).

Population, income & housing

	Clarion	Knox
Population	4,202	1,032
Median age	23.9 yrs	37.3 yrs
Median household income	$42,063	$55,380
Median home value	$155,300	$117,800
Median gross rent	$840	$835
Housing units	1,945	484
Homeownership rate	41.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarion	Knox
Population	5,580 → 4,202 (-24.7%)	1,006 → 1,032 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$27,823 → $42,063 (+51.2%)	$43,393 → $55,380 (+27.6%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $155,300 (+25.0%)	$107,000 → $117,800 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $840 (+29.4%)	$645 → $835 (+29.5%)

Clarion

Population

5,5804,202

Median household income

$27,823$42,063

Median home value

$124,200$155,300

Median gross rent

$649$840

Knox

Population

1,0061,032

Median household income

$43,393$55,380

Median home value

$107,000$117,800

Median gross rent

$645$835

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarion	Knox
Under 5	4.5%	2.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	18.4%
18 to 24	34.1%	7.6%
25 to 34	15.2%	18.5%
35 to 44	8.1%	13.3%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.5%
55 to 64	5.8%	13.9%
65 to 74	6.1%	6.7%
75 and over	5.4%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarion	Knox
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	95.9%
Black or African American	7.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarion	Knox
No high school diploma	5.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	31.9%	52.6%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	15.3%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	7.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarion	Knox
Drove alone	66.8%	76.4%
Carpooled	5.9%	9.5%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	17.2%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.0%
Other means	0.2%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarion	Knox
1-unit, detached	47.6%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	10.5%
20 or more units	4.3%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	5.6%

Poverty & households

	Clarion	Knox
Poverty rate	23.9%	12.1%
Average household size	2.20	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	14	20
Median year structure built	1962	1950