Clarion vs New Bethlehem

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

Clarion and New Bethlehem 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 909 in New Bethlehem). Clarion has the higher median household income ($42,063 vs $39,632 in New Bethlehem). Clarion has the higher median home value ($155,300 vs $144,700 in New Bethlehem).

Population, income & housing

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
Population	4,202	909
Median age	23.9 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$42,063	$39,632
Median home value	$155,300	$144,700
Median gross rent	$840	$635
Housing units	1,945	499
Homeownership rate	41.2%	51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.7%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	9.9%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
Population	5,580 → 4,202 (-24.7%)	888 → 909 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$27,823 → $42,063 (+51.2%)	$32,500 → $39,632 (+21.9%)
Median home value	$124,200 → $155,300 (+25.0%)	$85,100 → $144,700 (+70.0%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $840 (+29.4%)	$514 → $635 (+23.5%)

Clarion

Population

5,5804,202

Median household income

$27,823$42,063

Median home value

$124,200$155,300

Median gross rent

$649$840

New Bethlehem

Population

888909

Median household income

$32,500$39,632

Median home value

$85,100$144,700

Median gross rent

$514$635

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
Under 5	4.5%	3.7%
5 to 17	13.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	34.1%	9.2%
25 to 34	15.2%	14.3%
35 to 44	8.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	7.5%	17.8%
55 to 64	5.8%	7.7%
65 to 74	6.1%	13.0%
75 and over	5.4%	13.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	93.9%
Black or African American	7.1%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
No high school diploma	5.3%	13.1%
High school graduate	31.9%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	16.1%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	22.6%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
Drove alone	66.8%	76.6%
Carpooled	5.9%	15.1%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	17.2%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	8.4%	3.5%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
1-unit, detached	47.6%	71.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	22.0%	6.6%
5 to 19 units	23.4%	3.4%
20 or more units	4.3%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Clarion	New Bethlehem
Poverty rate	23.9%	22.4%
Average household size	2.20	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	14	25
Median year structure built	1962	1945