Clearfield County vs Crawford County

A side-by-side comparison of Clearfield County and Crawford County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Crawford County has the higher population (83,189 vs 78,902 in Clearfield County). Crawford County has the higher median household income ($60,254 vs $60,181 in Clearfield County). Crawford County has the higher median home value ($143,400 vs $125,000 in Clearfield County).

Population, income & housing

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
Population	78,902	83,189
Median age	45.6 yrs	43.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,181	$60,254
Median home value	$125,000	$143,400
Median gross rent	$788	$800
Housing units	38,160	42,188
Homeownership rate	78.3%	73.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
Population	79,908 → 78,902 (-1.3%)	85,665 → 83,189 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$49,015 → $60,181 (+22.8%)	$50,304 → $60,254 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $125,000 (+30.1%)	$113,200 → $143,400 (+26.7%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $788 (+18.3%)	$664 → $800 (+20.5%)

Clearfield County

Population

79,90878,902

Median household income

$49,015$60,181

Median home value

$96,100$125,000

Median gross rent

$666$788

Crawford County

Population

85,66583,189

Median household income

$50,304$60,254

Median home value

$113,200$143,400

Median gross rent

$664$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
Under 5	4.6%	5.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.1%	10.7%
35 to 44	12.0%	11.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.2%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.6%	13.1%
75 and over	9.0%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	93.4%
Black or African American	2.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
No high school diploma	9.6%	9.0%
High school graduate	46.5%	46.8%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
Drove alone	78.8%	75.6%
Carpooled	9.3%	10.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.5%
Walked	3.0%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.0%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.2%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	12.1%

Poverty & households

	Clearfield County	Crawford County
Poverty rate	13.8%	12.8%
Average household size	2.32	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1969	1966