Clarks Green

Population: 1,594
Median household income: $94,318
Median home value: $274,000

Clarks Green, a community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has 1,594 residents. At $94,318, its median household income sits above Lackawanna County's $64,691.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clarks Green's population grew 1.9% from 1,564 to 1,594, while its median home value rose 22.1% from $224,400 to $274,000.

3.5% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.53 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,594
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $94,318
Median home value: $274,000
Median gross rent: $1,573
Housing units: 721
Homeownership rate: 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5641,594

Median household income

$72,708$94,318

Median home value

$224,400$274,000

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,573

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,564	$72,708	$224,400	$1,135
2020	1,290	$88,750	$228,500	$1,102
2021	1,516	$99,875	$237,600	$1,241
2022	1,594	$105,298	$249,100	$1,438
2023	1,594	$94,318	$274,000	$1,573

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5415.4%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	4.6%
5 to 17	270	16.9%
18 to 24	122	7.7%
25 to 34	145	9.1%
35 to 44	132	8.3%
45 to 54	245	15.4%
55 to 64	225	14.1%
65 to 74	192	12.0%
75 and over	189	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,420	89.1%
Black or African American	9	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	98	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.3%
Two or more races	20	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	39	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate18.6%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree27.5%

Graduate or professional degree28.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	2.1%
High school graduate	210	18.6%
Some college or associate's	264	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	310	27.5%
Graduate or professional degree	320	28.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	714	81.0%
Carpooled	36	4.1%
Public transit	3	0.3%
Walked	3	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	115	13.1%
Other means	10	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	330	43.1%
15 to 29 min	292	38.1%
30 to 44 min	75	9.8%
45 to 59 min	46	6.0%
60+ min	23	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 3.5% (55 of 1,588)

	Count	Share
Family households	445	70.6%
Nonfamily households	185	29.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	630	87.4%
Vacant	91	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	566	89.8%
Renter-occupied	64	10.2%

1-unit, detached91.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	660	91.5%
1-unit, attached	15	2.1%
2 to 4 units	36	5.0%
5 to 19 units	10	1.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4213864
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.5009, -75.6953