Clarion County vs Greene County

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

Clarion County and Greene 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 35,265 in Greene County). Greene County has the higher median household income ($66,870 vs $60,668 in Clarion County). Clarion County has the higher median home value ($152,100 vs $146,200 in Greene County).

Population, income & housing

	Clarion County	Greene County
Population	37,297	35,265
Median age	41.6 yrs	43.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,668	$66,870
Median home value	$152,100	$146,200
Median gross rent	$785	$754
Housing units	18,878	16,182
Homeownership rate	71.4%	78.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarion County	Greene County
Population	38,715 → 37,297 (-3.7%)	36,870 → 35,265 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$46,680 → $60,668 (+30.0%)	$54,776 → $66,870 (+22.1%)
Median home value	$116,900 → $152,100 (+30.1%)	$122,900 → $146,200 (+19.0%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $785 (+21.0%)	$672 → $754 (+12.2%)

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

Greene County

Population

36,87035,265

Median household income

$54,776$66,870

Median home value

$122,900$146,200

Median gross rent

$672$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarion County	Greene County
Under 5	5.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.5%
18 to 24	13.0%	9.1%
25 to 34	11.6%	12.3%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	13.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	14.1%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.3%
75 and over	8.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarion County	Greene County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	91.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarion County	Greene County
No high school diploma	9.0%	10.1%
High school graduate	45.9%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarion County	Greene County
Drove alone	76.9%	82.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	8.1%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	4.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.8%	5.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarion County	Greene County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	16.5%

Poverty & households

	Clarion County	Greene County
Poverty rate	13.9%	12.5%
Average household size	2.39	2.27
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1966	1960