CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clearfield

Pennsylvania · 6,633 residents · 1.80 sq mi

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Clearfield is home to 6,633 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 37.8, about 5 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $40,800. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 33%. Median household income is $19,338, under the $30,130 national median. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,633

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 6,631 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−7%vs 2000

vs 40.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.80 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56%(395)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(447)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(411)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(428)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(396)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(981)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(894)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.2%(608)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(717)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(773)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.1%(474)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(109)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,338

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,414 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,338

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,374 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.8%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,800

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $359 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.8%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.7% in 2000

39.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(6,508)

Black0.7%(48)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(22)

Asian0.3%(21)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(6,513)

Black1.1%(72)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(6)

Asian0.7%(48)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard0.5%(27)

Cuban0.2%(14)

Asian origin

Chinese0.9%(53)

Filipino0.6%(35)

Japanese0.1%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(11)

Ancestry

German22.4%(1,314)

Irish15.7%(920)

Italian12.5%(734)

English8.8%(516)

Polish6.7%(396)

American5.9%(344)

French3.6%(214)

Scotch-Irish2.6%(151)

Welsh1.8%(106)

Swedish1.1%(66)

Scottish1%(60)

Dutch0.5%(31)

+ 9 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.5%(31)

Ukrainian0.5%(30)

Danish0.4%(21)

Hungarian0.3%(20)

Czech0.3%(19)

British0.2%(9)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Canadian0%(2)

Finnish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.6%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

+3%vs 2000

vs 13.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married34.9%(721)

Married46.9%(969)

Widowed4.1%(84)

Divorced14.2%(293)

Women 15+

Never married31.7%(857)

Married36.1%(975)

Widowed11.7%(316)

Divorced20.5%(554)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 41.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.7%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

40.8%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.4%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 55.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.5%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)31.4%(101)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(84)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.7%(73)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 322 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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