Demographics of Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Clarion County, Pennsylvania had 36,680 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −520 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clarion County, in four figures

36,680
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.4%
Change since July 2020: −520 people.; 41.7 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $62,649 ±$2,439
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Clarion County, Pennsylvania's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clarion County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Clarion County, Pennsylvania's population shrank 1.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clarion County, Pennsylvania's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	37,200	100.0	100.0
2021	37,598	101.1	100.2
2022	37,287	100.2	100.7
2023	36,944	99.3	101.6
2024	36,741	98.8	102.5
2025	36,680	98.6	103.1

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Population of Clarion County, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	37,200	−37	−27	0	−16
2021	37,598	+398	−213	+5	+623
2022	37,287	−311	−215	+22	−102
2023	36,944	−343	−170	+31	−203
2024	36,741	−203	−114	+19	−106
2025	36,680	−61	−127	+12	+55

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.7 ±0.4: for men 41.5 ±0.4 and for women 42.1 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clarion County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	1,896 ±45	5.1% ±0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,162 ±192	13.9% ±0.5	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,848 ±320	13.0% ±0.9	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,125 ±256	21.9% ±0.7	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,490 ±256	25.5% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,658 ±284	20.6% ±0.8	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $62,649 ±$2,439, and income per person $32,832 ±$870, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,971 ±$342 in Pennsylvania and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Clarion County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	2,796 ±304	18.6% ±2.0	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,144 ±229	20.9% ±1.5	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,983 ±233	19.8% ±1.5	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,005 ±193	13.3% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,476 ±200	16.5% ±1.3	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	964 ±140	6.4% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	681 ±98	4.5% ±0.6	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Clarion County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	4,681 ±513	13.1% ±1.4	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	970 ±178	13.9% ±2.5	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,580 ±356	13.9% ±1.9	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,131 ±175	11.0% ±1.7	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clarion County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clarion County	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	18,856 ±72	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.8% ±1.3	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.2% ±1.3	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	72.5% ±1.4	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	27.5% ±2.0	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$155,700 ±$4,324	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$798 ±$29	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1967 ±3	1965 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Clarion County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	435 ±0	1.2% ±<0.1	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	34,978 ±171	94.1% ±0.5	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	590 ±73	1.6% ±0.2	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	255 ±87	0.7% ±0.2	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	63 ±30	0.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	855 ±214	2.3% ±0.6	3.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Clarion County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	31,546 ±523	84.8% ±1.4	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,086 ±476	13.7% ±1.3	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	79 to 265	0.2% to 0.7%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	375 ±146	1.0% ±0.4	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	178 ±87	0.5% ±0.2	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	75 to 319	0.2% to 0.9%	3.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Clarion County among the counties of Pennsylvania

57th of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Counties of Pennsylvania near Clarion County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Snyder County	39,655	−0.2%
McKean County	38,984	−3.5%
Susquehanna County	38,237	−0.3%
Clinton County	37,870	+1.3%
Warren County	37,038	−3.8%
Clarion County	36,680	−1.4%
Greene County	33,885	−5.5%
Elk County	29,926	−3.3%
Wyoming County	25,790	−0.9%
Juniata County	23,403	−0.3%
Montour County	17,868	−1.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026