Mahaffey

Population: 269
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $71,900

Mahaffey is a community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, home to 269 residents. The median household income of $55,000 is below the Clearfield County median ($60,181).

From 2019 to 2023, Mahaffey's population declined 25.9% from 363 to 269, while its median home value rose 63.8% from $43,900 to $71,900.

10.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 269
Median age: 58.1 yrs
Median household income: $55,000
Median home value: $71,900
Median gross rent: $494
Housing units: 169
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

363269

Median household income

$42,396$55,000

Median home value

$43,900$71,900

Median gross rent

$720$494

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	363	$42,396	$43,900	$720
2020	365	$40,714	$53,300	$1,344
2021	278	$42,188	$55,300	$1,313
2022	305	$45,000	$64,500	$488
2023	269	$55,000	$71,900	$494

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

Age distribution

Under 52.2%

5 to 173.3%

18 to 2410.0%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7428.3%

75 and over12.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6	2.2%
5 to 17	9	3.3%
18 to 24	27	10.0%
25 to 34	22	8.2%
35 to 44	27	10.0%
45 to 54	28	10.4%
55 to 64	40	14.9%
65 to 74	76	28.3%
75 and over	34	12.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	262	97.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate49.3%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree9.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	26	11.5%
High school graduate	112	49.3%
Some college or associate's	66	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	22	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone64.5%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit7.3%

Walked15.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	71	64.5%
Carpooled	14	12.7%
Public transit	8	7.3%
Walked	17	15.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	20	18.2%
15 to 29 min	17	15.5%
30 to 44 min	41	37.3%
45 to 59 min	20	18.2%
60+ min	12	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 10.4% (28 of 269)

	Count	Share
Family households	92	67.6%
Nonfamily households	44	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1949

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	136	80.5%
Vacant	33	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	113	83.1%
Renter-occupied	23	16.9%

1-unit, detached86.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	146	86.4%
1-unit, attached	1	0.6%
2 to 4 units	8	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4246568
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.8739, -78.7271