Clarion County vs Snyder County

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

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

Snyder County has the higher population (39,711 vs 37,297 in Clarion County). Snyder County has the higher median household income ($68,435 vs $60,668 in Clarion County). Snyder County has the higher median home value ($205,500 vs $152,100 in Clarion County).

Population, income & housing

	Clarion County	Snyder County
Population	37,297	39,711
Median age	41.6 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$60,668	$68,435
Median home value	$152,100	$205,500
Median gross rent	$785	$890
Housing units	18,878	16,033
Homeownership rate	71.4%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarion County	Snyder County
Population	38,715 → 37,297 (-3.7%)	40,483 → 39,711 (-1.9%)
Median household income	$46,680 → $60,668 (+30.0%)	$58,997 → $68,435 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$116,900 → $152,100 (+30.1%)	$166,100 → $205,500 (+23.7%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $785 (+21.0%)	$727 → $890 (+22.4%)

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

Snyder County

Population

40,48339,711

Median household income

$58,997$68,435

Median home value

$166,100$205,500

Median gross rent

$727$890

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarion County	Snyder County
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	15.4%
18 to 24	13.0%	12.2%
25 to 34	11.6%	11.0%
35 to 44	10.4%	10.7%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.1%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.8%	11.1%
75 and over	8.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarion County	Snyder County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.6%	94.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.1%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarion County	Snyder County
No high school diploma	9.0%	15.7%
High school graduate	45.9%	43.0%
Some college or associate's	21.8%	19.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	8.8%	8.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarion County	Snyder County
Drove alone	76.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	8.1%	9.5%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	4.1%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.1%	1.4%
Worked from home	8.8%	8.6%
Other means	1.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarion County	Snyder County
1-unit, detached	75.6%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	5.3%	1.8%
20 or more units	2.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Clarion County	Snyder County
Poverty rate	13.9%	8.6%
Average household size	2.39	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1966	1973