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Clearfield County, PA

Demographic and economic profile of Clearfield County, PA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Clearfield County is a small rural Pennsylvania county of 78,902 residents with a mature workforce—median age 45.4—where only 20.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.4% have completed high school, and median worker earnings run $37,299 against a low cost base of $125,000 median home values and $788/month median rent. Labor force participation is modest at 55.6% with a 5.8% unemployment rate, and the county's population has contracted 1.6% over five years. At $32,502 per capita income and a 13.8% poverty rate, the cost structure is low, and a 78.5% homeownership rate reflects the predominantly settled, owner-occupant character of the local population.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

78,132

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$62,152

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

Clearfield County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone73,217 (93.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,556 (2.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,498 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,064 (1.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone774 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone451 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish1,295
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic1,035
  3. 3.Other Indo-European264
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic167
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)112

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,898

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,959

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,177
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)4,282
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)4,155
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities2,681
  5. 5.Construction (Group)2,468

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations11,633
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,739
  3. 3.Service Occupations6,198
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations5,985
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,720

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.82×)1,004
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.38×)2,265
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)2,481
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)4,095
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.15×)4,343

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$125,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$788/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9993,047 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9993,028 (11.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,453 (9.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,910 (7.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,660 (6.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,538 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,299

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone26,410 (78.4%)
  • Carpooled2,913 (8.7%)
  • Worked At Home2,726 (8.1%)
  • Walked999 (3.0%)
  • Other409 (1.2%)
  • Motorcycle87 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.