Clarion

Population: 4,202
Median household income: $42,063
Median home value: $155,300

Clarion, a community in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, has 4,202 residents. The median household income of $42,063 is below the Clarion County median ($60,668).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clarion's population declined 24.7% from 5,580 to 4,202, while its median home value rose 25.0% from $124,200 to $155,300.

46.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 41.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,202
Median age: 23.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,063
Median home value: $155,300
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 1,945
Homeownership rate: 41.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.7%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5804,202

Median household income

$27,823$42,063

Median home value

$124,200$155,300

Median gross rent

$649$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,580	$27,823	$124,200	$649
2020	5,650	$33,854	$130,700	$683
2021	4,046	$35,139	$132,800	$718
2022	4,205	$43,178	$144,400	$793
2023	4,202	$42,063	$155,300	$840

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2434.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 448.1%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 645.8%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	4.5%
5 to 17	555	13.2%
18 to 24	1,433	34.1%
25 to 34	639	15.2%
35 to 44	341	8.1%
45 to 54	315	7.5%
55 to 64	243	5.8%
65 to 74	258	6.1%
75 and over	229	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,653	86.9%
Black or African American	300	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	61	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.2%
Two or more races	4	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	176	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree22.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	5.3%
High school graduate	646	31.9%
Some college or associate's	327	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	487	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	458	22.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone66.8%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit1.5%

Walked17.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,379	66.8%
Carpooled	121	5.9%
Public transit	31	1.5%
Walked	354	17.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	174	8.4%
Other means	5	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,375	72.8%
15 to 29 min	281	14.9%
30 to 44 min	114	6.0%
45 to 59 min	22	1.2%
60+ min	98	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 23.9% (830 of 3,480)

	Count	Share
Family households	714	45.1%
Nonfamily households	870	54.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,584	81.4%
Vacant	361	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	652	41.2%
Renter-occupied	932	58.8%

1-unit, detached47.6%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units22.0%

5 to 19 units23.4%

20 or more units4.3%

Mobile home & other0.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	925	47.6%
1-unit, attached	39	2.0%
2 to 4 units	428	22.0%
5 to 19 units	455	23.4%
20 or more units	84	4.3%
Mobile home & other	14	0.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4213800
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 41.2094, -79.3801