CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Clifton Heights

Pennsylvania · 7,111 residents · 0.63 sq mi

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With 7,111 people, Clifton Heights is a city in Pennsylvania. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The poverty rate is 7.8%, under the national 13.2%. The typical home is worth $84,800. The population has held roughly steady since 2000. Households earn $30,587 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,111

+5%vs 2000

vs 6,779 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(599)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(515)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146%(429)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.7%(404)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(547)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.8%(1,482)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(963)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.8%(486)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649%(639)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(661)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(315)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1%(71)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,587

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,291 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,278

−35%vs 2000

vs $20,534 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.8%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,800

+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$486

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $582 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.4%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.3% in 2000

35.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.7%(6,350)

Black2.9%(197)

Hispanic / Latino1%(67)

Asian1.5%(101)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(6,960)

Black1%(72)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(51)

Asian1%(70)

Other0.1%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.7%(116)

Central American0.3%(18)

Guatemalan0.3%(18)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.6%(112)

Vietnamese0.4%(24)

Kazakh0.3%(18)

Ancestry

Irish16.4%(1,123)

American11.8%(805)

English9.6%(654)

Italian8.5%(583)

German7.1%(482)

Subsaharan African3.6%(248)

Polish1.5%(103)

French1.2%(84)

Swiss1%(69)

Scottish0.9%(61)

West Indian0.9%(61)

Welsh0.8%(58)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(45)

Hungarian0.7%(45)

Nigerian0.6%(44)

Jamaican0.6%(39)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(24)

Arab0.3%(23)

Haitian0.3%(22)

Danish0.3%(18)

Kenyan0.3%(18)

Ukrainian0.2%(15)

Lithuanian0.2%(14)

Slovak0.2%(14)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

Palestinian0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.2%

−5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.4 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 20.3 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 married45.5%(1,117)

Married43.5%(1,070)

Widowed3.8%(93)

Divorced7.2%(177)

Women 15+

Never married40.8%(1,210)

Married34.2%(1,015)

Widowed8.2%(244)

Divorced16.8%(497)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−12.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

+4.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.9%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.2%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 47.8% 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)22.4%(57)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.3%(44)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.5%(80)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War24%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 254 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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