Clarks Summit

Population: 5,058
Median household income: $91,442
Median home value: $236,900

Clarks Summit, a community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has 5,058 residents. The median household income of $91,442 is above the Lackawanna County median ($64,691).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clarks Summit's population grew 2.9% from 4,914 to 5,058, while its median home value rose 7.8% from $219,700 to $236,900.

2.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.24 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,058
Median age: 44.0 yrs
Median household income: $91,442
Median home value: $236,900
Median gross rent: $1,147
Housing units: 2,297
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 57.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,9145,058

Median household income

$76,364$91,442

Median home value

$219,700$236,900

Median gross rent

$907$1,147

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,914	$76,364	$219,700	$907
2020	4,882	$80,014	$191,200	$795
2021	5,122	$80,481	$191,400	$931
2022	5,091	$87,102	$214,000	$1,075
2023	5,058	$91,442	$236,900	$1,147

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.3%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	229	4.5%
5 to 17	674	13.3%
18 to 24	466	9.2%
25 to 34	725	14.3%
35 to 44	539	10.7%
45 to 54	567	11.2%
55 to 64	682	13.5%
65 to 74	650	12.9%
75 and over	526	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,448	87.9%
Black or African American	18	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	12	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	128	2.5%
Two or more races	135	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	6.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.1%

High school graduate15.4%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree27.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	116	3.1%
High school graduate	568	15.4%
Some college or associate's	885	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,120	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1,000	27.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled9.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,993	73.1%
Carpooled	251	9.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	46	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	427	15.7%
Other means	11	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	747	32.5%
15 to 29 min	1,281	55.7%
30 to 44 min	215	9.3%
45 to 59 min	27	1.2%
60+ min	31	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 2.8% (140 of 5,040)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,276	56.7%
Nonfamily households	976	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,252	98.0%
Vacant	45	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,721	76.4%
Renter-occupied	531	23.6%

1-unit, detached80.3%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units10.9%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,844	80.3%
1-unit, attached	78	3.4%
2 to 4 units	250	10.9%
5 to 19 units	43	1.9%
20 or more units	82	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4213880
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.4902, -75.7065