Clearfield County, PA

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2024 Population

78,635

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

45.4

0.439% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

14.6%

6.05% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$62,152

3.28% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$137,000

9.6% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

34,275

1.13% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Clearfield County, 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.

98.6% of the residents in Clearfield County, PA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clearfield County, PA are Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois (87 degrees awarded in 2023) and Clearfield County Career and Technology Center (25 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Clearfield County, PA was $137,000, and the homeownership rate was 78.5%.

Most people in Clearfield County, PA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Clearfield County, PA was 2 cars per household.

Clearfield County, PA borders Blair County, PA, Cambria County, PA, Cameron County, PA, Centre County, PA, Clinton County, PA, Elk County, PA, Indiana County, PA, and Jefferson County, PA.

About the photo: Trail of New Giants - Vista of Parker Lake and the surrounding Allegheny Plateau, Clearfield County, within Parker Dam State Park.

Photo by Nicholas A. Tonelli

United States Pennsylvania DuBois, PA

Population & Diversity

Clearfield County, PA is home to a population of 78.6k people, from which 98.6% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.95% of Clearfield County, PA residents were born outside of the country (1.54k people).

In 2024, there were 48.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (72.3k people) in Clearfield County, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 996 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.6%

2024 Citizenship

98.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.6% of Clearfield County, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clearfield County, PA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Clearfield County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clearfield County, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
72.3k ± 258
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.48k ± 153
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
996 ± 155

3.02%

Hispanic Population

2.38k people

3.02% of the people in Clearfield County, PA are hispanic (2.38k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clearfield County, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

India
99,504 ± 7,715 people
Dominican Republic
93,569 ± 7,483 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

1.95%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.54k people

1.86%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.47k people

As of 2024, 1.95% of Clearfield County, PA residents (1.54k 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 Clearfield County, PA was 1.86%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Clearfield County, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,835 ± 280
Gulf War (2001-)
950 ± 203
Gulf War (1990s)
836 ± 227

Clearfield County, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.93 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Clearfield County, PA.

Economy

The economy of Clearfield County, PA employs 34.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clearfield County, PA were Health Care & Social Assistance (6,276 people), Retail Trade (4,282 people), and Manufacturing (4,155 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($72,500), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($65,147), and Public Administration ($60,973).

Employment

Occupations

34.3k

2024 Value

± 1,196

−1.13%

1 Year decline

± 4.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clearfield County, PA declined at a rate of −1.13%, from 34.7k employees to 34.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clearfield County, PA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,397 people), Management Occupations (3,011 people), and Production Occupations (2,768 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clearfield County, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

34.3k

2024 Value

± 1,196

−1.13%

1 Year decline

± 4.94%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clearfield County, PA declined at a rate of −1.13%, from 34.7k employees to 34.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clearfield County, PA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,276 people), Retail Trade (4,282 people), and Manufacturing (4,155 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clearfield County, PA, though some of these residents may live in Clearfield County, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$49,551

Median earning men ± $999

$35,321

Median earning women ± $1,485

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($70,398), Public Administration ($68,777), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,641).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($62,639), Public Administration ($47,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,500).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

200
Other Services (except Public Administration)
134
Retail Trade
105
Transportation and Warehousing

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$312k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$133k
Retail Trade
$128k
Transportation and Warehousing

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Clearfield County, PA. Showing the available data for Pennsylvania.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (50.4%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Pennsylvania

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

John Fetterman

Senator from Pennsylvania

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Dave McCormick

Senator from Pennsylvania

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Pennsylvania over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Clearfield County, PA awarded 112 degrees. The student population of Clearfield County, PA in 2023 is skewed towards men, with 207 male students and 183 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clearfield County, PA are White (109 and 97.3%), Hispanic or Latino (1 and 0.893%), Two or More Races (1 and 0.893%), and Black or African American (1 and 0.893%).

The largest universities in Clearfield County, PA by number of degrees awarded are Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois (87 and 77.7%) and Clearfield County Career and Technology Center (25 and 22.3%).

The most popular majors in Clearfield County, PA are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (22 and 19.6%), Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science (16 and 14.3%), and Information Science (12 and 10.7%).

The median tuition cost in Clearfield County, PA for a public four year colleges is $13,824 for in-state students and $23,316 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Clearfield County, PA, the percentage of applicants admitted was 92.5%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 22%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 390 (53.1% men and 46.9% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 390 students enrolled in Clearfield County, PA, 53.1% men and 46.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 363 records, of which 46.8% were women and 53.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Occupational Therapist Assistant
9 degrees awarded
Information Science
8 degrees awarded
Wildlife, Fish, & Wildlands Science
16 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Clearfield County, PA was Occupational Therapist Assistant with 9 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Clearfield County, PA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois
87 degrees awarded
Clearfield County Career and Technology Center
25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois with 87 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 50 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clearfield County, PA, which is 0.806 times less than the 62 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 109 degrees mean that there were 109 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 1 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($13,824) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($556) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,840) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clearfield County, PA was $137,000 in 2024, which is 0.412 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $125,000 to $137,000, a 9.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Clearfield County, PA is 78.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clearfield County, PA have an average commute time of 25.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clearfield County, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clearfield County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.983%.

Housing

Property

$137,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$5,904

$25,534

Median Property Taxes

±$970

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 Clearfield County, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clearfield County, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.5%

Homeownership

2024

59.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.5% of the housing units in Clearfield County, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 78.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clearfield County, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$62,152

Median Household Income

± $1,988

32.5k

Number of Households

± 1,181

In 2024, the median household income of the 32.5k households in Clearfield County, PA grew to $62,152 from the previous year's value of $60,181.

The following chart displays the households in Clearfield County, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clearfield County, 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.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (78.4%)
Carpooled (8.65%)
Worked At Home (8.1%)

In 2024, 78.4% of workers in Clearfield County, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.65%) and those who worked at home (8.1%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clearfield County, PA have a shorter commute time (25.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.38% of the workforce in Clearfield County, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clearfield County, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.7% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Clearfield County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 0.983%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clearfield County, PA (10.8k out of 73.9k 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 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 19.8% of the children was living in poverty in Clearfield County, PA. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 2.5%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 266 in Clearfield County, PA. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 26.4 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

94.1% of the population of Clearfield County, PA has health coverage, with 40.9% on employee plans, 22% on Medicaid, 17.2% on Medicare, 12.5% on non-group plans, and 1.5% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Clearfield County, PA see 2,164 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,164 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2226 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 275 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,164 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Clearfield County, PA

Primary care physicians in Clearfield County, PA see an average of 2,164 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,164 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Clearfield County, PA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 17.8% between 18 and 34 years, 39.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50% were men and 50% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

5.9%

Uninsured

40.9%

Employer Coverage

22%

Medicaid

17.2%

Medicare

12.5%

Non-Group

1.5%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clearfield County, PA declined by 4.97% from 6.21% to 5.9%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clearfield County, PA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 66.9 in Clearfield County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clearfield County, PA.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.9% in Clearfield County, PA.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Clearfield County, PA.