Clarion, PA

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,192
US Senator
John Fetterman
Democratic Party
US Senator
Dave McCormick
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
23.1
3.35% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
23.9%
0.308% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$47,181
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$163,200
5.09% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,292
3.85% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Clarion, PA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.9% of the residents in Clarion, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clarion, PA are Clarion University of Pennsylvania (1,464 degrees awarded in 2021).

In 2024, the median property value in Clarion, PA was $163,200, and the homeownership rate was 42%.

Most people in Clarion, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 10.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Clarion, PA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Clarion, PA is home to a population of 4.19k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.93% of Clarion, PA residents were born outside of the country (123 people).

In 2024, there were 18.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.65k people) in Clarion, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 195 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 92 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.9% of Clarion, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clarion, PA was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clarion, PA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.65k ± 147
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    195 ± 97
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    92 ± 68
5.46%
Hispanic Population
229 people

In 2024, there were 18.7 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.65k people) in Clarion, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 195 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 92 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.46% of the people in Clarion, PA are hispanic (229 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. India
    99,504 ± 7,715 people
  2. Dominican Republic
    93,569 ± 7,483 people
  3. China
    70,789 ± 6,514 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was India, the natal country of 99,504 Pennsylvania residents, followed by Dominican Republic with 93,569 and China with 70,789.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.93%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
123 people
3.28%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
138 people

As of 2024, 2.93% of Clarion, PA residents (123 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clarion, PA was 3.28%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    41 ± 40
  2. Vietnam
    25 ± 29
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    12 ± 22

Clarion, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clarion, PA employs 2.29k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clarion, PA were Educational Services (501 people), Retail Trade (457 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (303 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,375), Finance & Insurance ($105,375), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($76,853).

Employment

Occupations

2.29k
2024 Value
± 366
3.85%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clarion, PA grew at a rate of 3.85%, from 2.21k employees to 2.29k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clarion, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (318 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (292 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (213 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clarion, PA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.29k
2024 Value
± 366
3.85%
1 Year growth
± 21.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clarion, PA grew at a rate of 3.85%, from 2.21k employees to 2.29k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clarion, PA, are Educational Services (501 people), Retail Trade (457 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (303 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clarion, PA, though some of these residents may live in Clarion, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$24,727
Median earning men ± $13,942
$20,388
Median earning women ± $4,371

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($125,714), Other Services Except Public Administration ($77,121), and Public Administration ($63,571).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($32,063), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($28,456), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($10,920).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Pennsylvania. This represents a 2.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 18.1%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Pennsylvania.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing the state of Pennsylvania. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Pennsylvania is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Clarion, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (48.7%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.491%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Pennsylvania went to Donald J. Trump with 50.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Jill Stein (0.491%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Pennsylvania for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

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John Fetterman
Senator from Pennsylvania3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023
Dave McCormick
Senator from Pennsylvania1
Assumed office on January 3, 2025

John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are the senators currently representing Pennsylvania.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2021, universities in Clarion, PA awarded 1,464 degrees. The student population of Clarion, PA in 2021 is skewed towards women, with 1,115 male students and 2,807 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clarion, PA are White (1,228 and 84.1%), Black or African American (75 and 5.13%), Unknown (73 and 5%), and Hispanic or Latino (37 and 2.53%).

The largest universities in Clarion, PA by number of degrees awarded are Clarion University of Pennsylvania (1,464 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Clarion, PA are Registered Nursing (196 and 13.4%), Library & Information Science (163 and 11.1%), and Speech-Language Pathology (124 and 8.47%).

The median tuition cost in Clarion, PA for a public four year colleges is $7,716 for in-state students and $11,574 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2021 in Clarion, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 99.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 32%. The number of students enrolled in 2021 was 3,922 (28.4% men and 71.6% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2021 there were 3,922 students enrolled in Clarion, PA, 28.4% men and 71.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 3,175 records, of which 73% were women and 27% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Registered Nursing
    122 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    108 degrees awarded
  3. Speech-Language Pathology
    44 degrees awarded

In 2021, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Clarion, PA was Registered Nursing with 122 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,464 degrees awarded

In 2021, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Clarion University of Pennsylvania with 1,464 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2021, 361 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clarion, PA, which is 0.327 times less than the 1,103 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2021, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,228 degrees mean that there were 16.4 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 75 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,716) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,457) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2021.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,240) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clarion, PA was $163,200 in 2024, which is 0.491 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,300 to $163,200, a 5.09% increase. The homeownership rate in Clarion, PA is 42%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clarion, PA have an average commute time of 10.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clarion, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$163,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$9,535
$624
Median Property Taxes
±$162

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clarion, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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Rent vs Own

42%
Homeownership
2024
66%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42% of the housing units in Clarion, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 41.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,181
Median Household Income
± $15,253
1.49k
Number of Households
± 259

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.49k households in Clarion, PA grew to $47,181 from the previous year's value of $42,063.

The following chart displays the households in Clarion, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clarion, PA is from Pennsylvania.
0.463
2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2023, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.564% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (70.4%)
  2. Walked (16.9%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.88%)

In 2024, 70.4% of workers in Clarion, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (16.9%) and those who worked at home (6.88%).

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Commute Time

10.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clarion, PA have a shorter commute time (10.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.887% of the workforce in Clarion, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clarion, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clarion, PA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

23.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clarion, PA (806 out of 3.37k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clarion, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.4% of the population of Clarion, PA has health coverage, with 58.7% on employee plans, 13.1% on Medicaid, 4.78% on Medicare, 15.7% on non-group plans, and 1.11% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pennsylvania see 1,265 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,265 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1400 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 345 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 40.4% between 18 and 34 years, 22% between 35 and 64 years, and 8.71% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.7% were men and 53.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

6.56%
Uninsured
58.7%
Employer Coverage
13.1%
Medicaid
4.78%
Medicare
15.7%
Non-Group
1.11%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clarion, PA declined by 0.703% from 6.61% to 6.56%.

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