Clarion County vs Clinton County

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

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

Clinton County has the higher population (37,707 vs 37,297 in Clarion County). Clarion County has the higher median household income ($60,668 vs $58,842 in Clinton County). Clinton County has the higher median home value ($179,100 vs $152,100 in Clarion County).

Population, income & housing

	Clarion County	Clinton County
Population	37,297	37,707
Median age	41.6 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,668	$58,842
Median home value	$152,100	$179,100
Median gross rent	$785	$815
Housing units	18,878	18,640
Homeownership rate	71.4%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	21.3%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarion County	Clinton County
Population	38,715 → 37,297 (-3.7%)	38,915 → 37,707 (-3.1%)
Median household income	$46,680 → $60,668 (+30.0%)	$50,923 → $58,842 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$116,900 → $152,100 (+30.1%)	$136,600 → $179,100 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $785 (+21.0%)	$736 → $815 (+10.7%)

Clarion County

Population

38,71537,297

Median household income

$46,680$60,668

Median home value

$116,900$152,100

Median gross rent

$649$785

Clinton County

Population

38,91537,707

Median household income

$50,923$58,842

Median home value

$136,600$179,100

Median gross rent

$736$815

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarion County	Clinton County
Under 5	5.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	13.0%	13.5%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.4%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.5%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.3%
75 and over	8.4%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarion County	Clinton County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	93.9%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarion County	Clinton County
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.3%
High school graduate	45.9%	45.8%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarion County	Clinton County
Drove alone	76.9%	76.1%
Carpooled	8.1%	10.2%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	4.1%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.8%	7.5%
Other means	1.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarion County	Clinton County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.4%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	4.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Clarion County	Clinton County
Poverty rate	13.9%	14.2%
Average household size	2.39	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1966	1968