CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Clifton Heights

Pennsylvania · 6,779 residents · 0.63 sq mi

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Clifton Heights is a city of 6,779 people in Pennsylvania. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $84,400. The population has held roughly steady since 1990. Households earn $39,291 at the median, near the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 35.5

US median: 35.2

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 24%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,779

−5%since 1990

from 7,111 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.5

+10%since 1990

from 32.3 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

0.63 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.5%(443)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.2%(486)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(467)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.6%(378)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.4%(1,041)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.5%(1,188)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.7%(794)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 646.9%(465)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.8%(528)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846%(406)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.1%(75)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$39,291

−3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $30,587 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$20,534

+55%since 1990

from $13,278 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.1%

+3.2 ptssince 1990

from 7.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,400

−24%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $84,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$582

−9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $486 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

64.3%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 64.4% in 1990

35.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black1%(72)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(51)

Asian1%(70)

2000

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

Black2.9%(197)

Hispanic / Latino1%(67)

Asian1.5%(101)

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

13.1%

+4.2 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.6%

+5.4 ptssince 1990

from 76.2% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

1.9%

+0.6 ptssince 1990

from 1.3% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

−17%since 1990

from 24.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married37.3%(956)

Married51.5%(1,322)

Widowed1.5%(39)

Divorced9.7%(248)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(818)

Married50.8%(1,402)

Widowed11.1%(306)

Divorced8.4%(233)

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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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