COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Clarion County

Pennsylvania · 41,699 residents · 601 sq mi

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Clarion County is home to 41,699 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $45,900. Households here earn about 26% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Renters pay $298 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 11%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

41,699

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 41,765 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−11%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

601 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202437K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(2,419)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(2,716)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(2,845)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.2%(4,247)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.8%(4,503)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.9%(5,787)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.1%(5,460)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(4,098)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(3,822)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748%(3,318)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(1,863)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(621)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,602

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,770 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,698

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,243 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.1%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,900

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$298

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.3% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.8%(40,867)

Black0.8%(325)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(172)

Asian0.3%(141)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(41,195)

Black0.4%(149)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(95)

Asian0.6%(262)

Other0.2%(93)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(123)

South American0.3%(101)

Puerto Rican0.2%(86)

Dominican0.2%(75)

Chilean0.1%(42)

Venezuelan0.1%(36)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Spaniard0%(6)

Cuban0%(2)

Central American0%(2)

Guatemalan0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(120)

Filipino0.2%(89)

Korean0%(14)

Vietnamese0%(5)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(4)

Samoan0%(1)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

German33.6%(12,486)

Irish13.3%(4,944)

English8.5%(3,146)

Italian5.5%(2,043)

American4.7%(1,746)

Dutch2.4%(897)

Scottish2.4%(881)

Polish2%(731)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(491)

French1.2%(435)

Swedish0.7%(269)

Austrian0.7%(264)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.7%(256)

Swiss0.6%(214)

Slovak0.4%(152)

British0.4%(133)

Hungarian0.3%(128)

Croatian0.3%(110)

Subsaharan African0.3%(98)

Russian0.3%(96)

Norwegian0.3%(94)

Ukrainian0.2%(76)

Czech0.1%(51)

Nigerian0.1%(48)

Lithuanian0.1%(26)

Arab0.1%(25)

French Canadian0.1%(24)

Danish0.1%(23)

Lebanese0.1%(22)

Belgian0.1%(19)

Ghanaian0.1%(19)

Canadian0%(17)

Serbian0%(15)

Finnish0%(5)

Macedonian0%(5)

Portuguese0%(5)

Slovene0%(5)

West Indian0%(5)

Greek0%(4)

Moroccan0%(3)

Armenian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

Jamaican0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.7%

−3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.1%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 15.8 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 married35.9%(5,530)

Married53.1%(8,178)

Widowed2.9%(442)

Divorced8.2%(1,262)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(4,663)

Married51%(8,143)

Widowed11%(1,751)

Divorced8.8%(1,398)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 55.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.4%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.2% 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)22.9%(505)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(438)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.3%(890)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.7%(125)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(11)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,209 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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