Demographics

thumb|The Sutton-Ditz House Museum in Clarion

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Clarion had a population of 3,931. The median age was 27.7 years. 14.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 77.2 males age 18 and over.

99.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.3% lived in rural areas.

There were 1,567 households in Clarion, of which 19.5% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 28.9% were married-couple households, 24.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 37.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 44.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older., there were 6,185 people, 2,000 households, and 718 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 2,192 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 94.55% White, 3.48% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.82% of the population.

There were 2,000 households, out of which 15.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 64.1% were non-families. 38.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.75. versus $20,214 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $10,832. About 18.8% of families and 41.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.

Education

thumb|Ross Memorial Library in downtown Clarion

PennWest Clarion, formerly Clarion University of Pennsylvania, is located in the borough. It is a campus of Pennsylvania Western University founded in 1867.

Notable people

  • Kurt Angle, Olympic gold medalist
  • Clara Rankin Coblentz, social reformer
  • Emmet Heidrick, baseball player
  • Chris Kirkpatrick, NSYNC singer
  • Ernest M. Skinner, pipe organ builder
  • Frankie Edgar, wrestler and mixed martial artist

References

  • Clarion Borough official website
  • Clarion Area Chamber of Business & Industry