With 1,244 people, Claysburg is a city in Pennsylvania. 0% of residents were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $159,500. The poverty rate is 23.0%, above the 12.5% national rate. Households here earn about 31% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $53,650, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
26% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Claysburg
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants71.0% → 55.0%(−16.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share99.6% → 95.5%(−4.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population1,402 → 1,244(−11%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.6%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era16.3%(34)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 209 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Claysburg, decade by decade
Claysburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,402
$49,041
$76,082
9.1%
1.1
2000
1,503
$50,323
$122,233
4.1%
4.6
2010
1,625
$65,507
$120,121
12.7%
6.2
2020
1,291
$45,279
$145,323
20.5%
15.3
2024
1,244
$53,650
$159,500
25.8%
10.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
