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Clarion County, PA

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

AI Overview

Clarion County is a small rural county in western Pennsylvania with a population of 37,297, anchored by a goods-producing and public-sector employment base rather than a single dominant industry. The available workforce skews toward trade and vocational skills, with 91.0% holding at least a high school diploma but only 23.3% holding a bachelor's degree or higher; labor force participation sits at 59.1% and the unemployment rate is 5.1%, with median worker earnings of $36,693. Housing costs are low—median home value of $152,100 and median gross rent of $785/month—though the county has seen a population decline of 3.9% over five years, and a poverty rate of 13.9% reflects ongoing economic pressure.

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

Population

37,297

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$62,649

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.9% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone35,093 (94.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone625 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race597 (1.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races448 (1.2%)
  • Asian Alone255 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone155 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic682
  2. 2.Spanish248
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)47
  4. 4.Other Indo-European40
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)19

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,209

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,148

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,498

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,117
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,249
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,245
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,694
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,242

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,784
  2. 2.Service Occupations3,537
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,384
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,915
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,942

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.12×)587
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.34×)2,316
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.19×)4,850
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)976
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.09×)1,664

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$152,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$785/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

72.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,508 (13.8%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,332 (12.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,214 (11.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999799 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999761 (7.0%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999682 (6.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,693

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,252 (77.1%)
  • Worked At Home1,476 (8.6%)
  • Carpooled1,463 (8.5%)
  • Walked780 (4.5%)
  • Other171 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle26 (0.2%)

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.