Demographics of Clairton city, Pennsylvania

Clairton city, Pennsylvania had 5,876 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −295 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Clairton city, in four figures

5,876
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,044 ±22.; −4.8%
Change since July 2020: −295 people.; 41.5 ±6.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $36,538 ±$6,080
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Clairton city, Pennsylvania's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Clairton city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Clairton city, Pennsylvania's population shrank 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Clairton city, 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	6,171	100.0	100.0
2021	6,105	98.9	100.2
2022	6,020	97.6	100.7
2023	5,965	96.7	101.6
2024	5,917	95.9	102.5
2025	5,876	95.2	103.1

Population of Clairton city, Pennsylvania on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,171	—
2021	6,105	−66
2022	6,020	−85
2023	5,965	−55
2024	5,917	−48
2025	5,876	−41

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.5 ±6.9: for men 45.4 ±6.7 and for women 38.9 ±7.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Clairton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under 5	395 ±146	6.5% ±2.4	5.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,098 ±276	18.2% ±4.6	15.2% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	266 ±113	4.4% ±1.9	9.0% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,445 ±255	23.9% ±4.2	25.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,364 ±273	22.6% ±4.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,476 ±285	24.4% ±4.7	19.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $36,538 ±$6,080, and income per person $26,112 ±$4,025, 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 Clairton city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Under $25,000	1,053 ±303	38.8% ±10.6	15.1% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	630 ±149	23.2% ±5.0	17.4% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	402 ±118	14.8% ±4.1	15.9% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	227 ±78	8.4% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	263 ±102	9.7% ±3.7	17.7% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1 to 45	< 0.1% to 1.7%	9.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	36 to 198	1.4% to 7.3%	11.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Clairton city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Pennsylvania	United States
All ages	1,997 ±564	33.0% ±9.3	11.7% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	709 ±264	47.5% ±12.7	15.6% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	900 ±291	34.6% ±9.7	11.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	388 ±167	19.9% ±7.8	10.1% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Clairton city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Clairton city	Pennsylvania	United States
Housing units	3,592 ±305	5,806,452 ±672	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	75.6% ±2.9	90.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	24.4% ±4.1	9.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	61.1% ±6.8	69.3% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	38.9% ±7.7	30.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$66,500 ±$5,784	$254,500 ±$767	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,009 ±$248	$1,209 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1943 ±4	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 Clairton city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Hispanic or Latino	107 to 371	1.8% to 6.1%	8.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,740 ±402	45.3% ±6.6	73.0% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,655 ±509	43.9% ±8.4	10.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	3.8% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	150 to 670	2.5% to 11.1%	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 Clairton city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Pennsylvania	United States
Born in the state	5,102 ±245	84.4% ±4.0	70.6% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	646 ±200	10.7% ±3.3	19.8% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 99	0% to 1.6%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	114 to 382	1.9% to 6.3%	7.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	49 to 285	0.8% to 4.7%	4.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 158	0.1% to 2.6%	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%.

Clairton city among the places of Pennsylvania

209th of 273 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Pennsylvania page.

Places of Pennsylvania near Clairton city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Hellertown borough	6,118 ±39
Corry city	6,116 ±38
Campbelltown CDP	6,092 ±626
Churchville CDP	6,084 ±832
Penn Wynne CDP	6,070 ±548
Clairton city	6,044 ±22
Nazareth borough	6,043 ±22
Dickson City borough	6,023 ±39
Bellefonte borough	6,009 ±24
Sharon Hill borough	6,002 ±13
Franklin city	5,984 ±24

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Pennsylvania by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Pennsylvania by median age
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 68 Places in Pennsylvania by median rent
No. 72 Places in Pennsylvania by homeownership rate
No. 183 Places in Pennsylvania by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026