Clarion County vs Elk County

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

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

Clarion County has the higher population (37,297 vs 30,703 in Elk County). Elk County has the higher median household income ($64,103 vs $60,668 in Clarion County). Clarion County has the higher median home value ($152,100 vs $128,600 in Elk County).

Population, income & housing

	Clarion County	Elk County
Population	37,297	30,703
Median age	41.6 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,668	$64,103
Median home value	$152,100	$128,600
Median gross rent	$785	$720
Housing units	18,878	16,876
Homeownership rate	71.4%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	19.9%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarion County	Elk County
Population	38,715 → 37,297 (-3.7%)	30,340 → 30,703 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$46,680 → $60,668 (+30.0%)	$53,440 → $64,103 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$116,900 → $152,100 (+30.1%)	$103,200 → $128,600 (+24.6%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $785 (+21.0%)	$591 → $720 (+21.8%)

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

Elk County

Population

30,34030,703

Median household income

$53,440$64,103

Median home value

$103,200$128,600

Median gross rent

$591$720

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarion County	Elk County
Under 5	5.0%	4.5%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	13.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	11.6%	10.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	16.8%
65 to 74	11.8%	13.5%
75 and over	8.4%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarion County	Elk County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	94.7%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarion County	Elk County
No high school diploma	9.0%	6.5%
High school graduate	45.9%	48.6%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	24.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarion County	Elk County
Drove alone	76.9%	82.8%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.4%
Walked	4.1%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.3%
Worked from home	8.8%	2.8%
Other means	1.8%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarion County	Elk County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.4%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Clarion County	Elk County
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.1%
Average household size	2.39	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	18
Median year structure built	1966	1961