Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. The estimated population of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is 80,667 people, with a median age of 45.2.

We can look at the total population in Clearfield County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
80,667
+1.51%
+0.16%
2020
79,466
 -0.55% -
2019
79,908
 -0.38% -
2018
80,216
 -0.4% -
2017
80,539
 - -

Population of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
92.1%
93.1%
 -1.07%
Black/African American
2.4%
2.5%
 -4.00%
Native
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%
Hispanic
3.1%
2.9%
 +6.90%
Asian
0.5%
0.6%
 -16.67%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.5%
0.7%
 +114.29%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 45.2 -0.44% 43.6 0% 47.2 -0.63%
2020 45.4 +0.89% 43.6 +1.63% 47.5 +0.64%
2019 45 +0.67% 42.9 +0.23% 47.2 +1.29%
2018 44.7 +1.13% 42.8 +0.71% 46.6 +0.87%
2017 44.2 - 42.5 - 46.2 -

The median age of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,899 +5.41% 3,991 -5.3% 4,095 3,777
10 to 19 4,485 -3.52% 4,195 -4.37% 4,324 4,012
20 to 29 5,541 -3.77% 4,127 -2.41% 5,330 4,025
30 to 39 5,580 +7.99% 3,809 +1.89% 6,038 3,878
40 to 49 6,170 -9.22% 5,255 -10.76% 5,616 4,710
50 to 59 6,569 +6.08% 5,807 -3.5% 6,972 5,602
60 to 69 5,123 +8.96% 5,303 +3.36% 5,589 5,475
70+ 4,583 +6.32% 6,102 +4.05% 4,876 6,348

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is $52,826.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Clearfield County.

  • Under 25
    $37,278.00
  • 25 to 44
    $57,273.00
  • 45 to 64
    $65,119.00
  • 65 and over
    $38,644.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Clearfield County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Clearfield County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania is currently $66,595.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

2.18% of households in Clearfield County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Clearfield County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    22.40%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    25.11%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    21.17%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.93%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    12.94%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3.27%
  • $200,000 or more
    2.18%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Clearfield County is $26,397.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Clearfield County by the total population of Clearfield County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Clearfield County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    7.45%
  • Bachelor's degree
    18.49%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.62%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    63.86%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.58%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Clearfield County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Clearfield County over the age of 16 is 67,634.

Of those people, a total of 54.10% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Clearfield County is 50.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 3,175 51.40% 19.30%
20 to 24 years 4,342 69.80% 16.40%
25 to 29 years 5,013 77.50% 7.60%
30 to 34 years 4,685 67.90% 7.50%
35 to 44 years 9,922 70.80% 7.40%
45 to 54 years 11,665 71.10% 3.10%
55 to 59 years 6,544 69.60% 2.20%
60 to 64 years 5,776 49.80% 2.50%
65 to 74 years 9,439 18.50% 2.10%
75 years and over 7,073 4.80% 7.60%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Clearfield County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 63,107 55.90% 6.40%
Black or African American 2,121 15.10% 22.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 111 9.00% 10.00%
Asian 399 41.40% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 15 6.70% 0.00%
Other 339 27.40% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,542 47.00% 4.70%
Hispanic or Latino 2,255 37.20% 7.30%
Not Hispanic or Latino 62,052 56.30% 6.30%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Clearfield County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Clearfield County is 34,188, with median earnings of $35,002.00.

Women in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania earning approximately 67.20% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 34,188 $35,002.00
Male 18,590 $41,994.00
Female 15,598 $28,206.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,375 $53,860.00
Business and Financial 1,385 $51,250.00
Computer and Mathematical 251 $46,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 411 $54,594.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 215 $49,453.00
Community and Social Service 869 $36,412.00
Legal 115 $52,266.00
Educational and Library 1,589 $51,310.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 473 $30,847.00
Healthcare Practitioners 2,793 $49,866.00
Healthcare Support 1,451 $20,606.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 164 $11,280.00
Law Enforcement 757 $72,679.00
Food Preparation and Serving 1,964 $9,876.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,631 $21,395.00
Personal Care and Service 571 $10,949.00
Sales 2,647 $25,912.00
Office and Administrative Support 3,621 $30,636.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 221 $21,850.00
Construction and Extraction 2,497 $43,888.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,351 $42,649.00
Production 2,877 $33,560.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,942 $36,080.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,233 $54,882.00 1,142 $52,443.00
Business and Financial 711 $54,739.00 674 $43,571.00
Computer and Mathematical 139 $53,906.00 112 $30,761.00
Architecture and Engineering 384 $54,875.00 27 $41,696.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 108 $61,250.00 107 $38,661.00
Community and Social Service 296 $31,944.00 573 $45,938.00
Legal 61 $76,250.00 54 $51,563.00
Educational and Library 641 $69,708.00 948 $42,708.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 225 $34,028.00 248 $30,403.00
Healthcare Practitioners 561 $93,063.00 2,232 $42,614.00
Healthcare Support 224 $23,667.00 1,227 $20,083.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 107 $12,043.00 57 $2,499.00
Law Enforcement 724 $73,214.00 33 $56,607.00
Food Preparation and Serving 568 $13,913.00 1,396 $9,419.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 1,064 $30,058.00 567 $14,681.00
Personal Care and Service 79 $10,417.00 492 $10,969.00
Sales 1,203 $34,428.00 1,444 $17,589.00
Office and Administrative Support 675 $37,298.00 2,946 $29,472.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 194 $21,964.00 27 $21,705.00
Construction and Extraction 2,386 $43,631.00 111 $48,456.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 1,315 $43,139.00 36 $22,500.00
Production 2,321 $41,010.00 556 $21,750.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,722 $40,315.00 220 $12,308.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 31,195 households in Clearfield County, with an average household size of 2.4 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 20,392 families in Clearfield County with an average family size of 2.96 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 15,471 1,693 3,228 10,803
Average Household Size 3.03 3.18 3.06 1.19
Total Families 15,471 1,693 3,228 0
Average Household Size 3.02 2.73 2.77 0

Poverty

Of the 20,392 families in Clearfield County, 10.90% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Clearfield County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 38,173 housing units in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 31,195 81.72%
Vacant 6,978 18.28%

16.14% of the total 38,173 housing units in Clearfield County are rental units. This is approximately 6,162 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 24,251 are occupied by the owner - or 63.53% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Clearfield County is $716.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Clearfield County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    782
  • Less than $500
    1,300
  • $500 to $999
    3,696
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    1,014
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    124
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    14
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    2
  • $3,000 or more
    12

Property Value

The median value of a property in Clearfield County is $104,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Clearfield County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    3,578
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    8,094
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    4,420
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    3,637
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,068
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    1,022
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    356
  • $1,000,000 or more
    76

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Clearfield County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Clearfield County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    10,780
  • 1940 to 1949
    2,869
  • 1950 to 1959
    3,729
  • 1960 to 1969
    2,890
  • 1970 to 1979
    5,499
  • 1980 to 1989
    3,787
  • 1990 to 1999
    4,472
  • 2000 to 2009
    2,993
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,140
  • 2014 or later
    14

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Clearfield County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    2,305
  • 1 vehicle available
    9,682
  • 2 vehicles available
    11,754
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    7,454

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Clearfield County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Clearfield County that commute to work in a particular way.

26.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Clearfield County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    1,700
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    4,736
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    4,669
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    4,655
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    3,391
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,696
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,313
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,255
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,159
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,338
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,486
  • 90 or more minutes
    1,271

Summary

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Places in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

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