Clearfield County vs Northumberland County

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

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

Northumberland County has the higher population (90,925 vs 78,902 in Clearfield County). Clearfield County has the higher median household income ($60,181 vs $57,948 in Northumberland County). Northumberland County has the higher median home value ($151,600 vs $125,000 in Clearfield County).

Population, income & housing

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
Population	78,902	90,925
Median age	45.6 yrs	44.4 yrs
Median household income	$60,181	$57,948
Median home value	$125,000	$151,600
Median gross rent	$788	$777
Housing units	38,160	43,395
Homeownership rate	78.3%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	19.2%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
Population	79,908 → 78,902 (-1.3%)	91,761 → 90,925 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$49,015 → $60,181 (+22.8%)	$48,671 → $57,948 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $125,000 (+30.1%)	$117,400 → $151,600 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$666 → $788 (+18.3%)	$663 → $777 (+17.2%)

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

Northumberland County

Population

91,76190,925

Median household income

$48,671$57,948

Median home value

$117,400$151,600

Median gross rent

$663$777

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
Under 5	4.6%	5.1%
5 to 17	13.8%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	12.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	12.0%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	12.6%	12.6%
75 and over	9.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.4%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.0%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
No high school diploma	9.6%	10.0%
High school graduate	46.5%	47.7%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	23.2%
Bachelor's degree	13.4%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
Drove alone	78.8%	77.7%
Carpooled	9.3%	9.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	3.0%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	8.1%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
1-unit, detached	76.1%	62.0%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	19.1%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	2.5%
20 or more units	2.2%	4.1%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Clearfield County	Northumberland County
Poverty rate	13.8%	12.2%
Average household size	2.32	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1969	1955