Clarion County, PA Population

Overview

37,571

Total Population

41.6

Median age

50.52%

Female population %

98:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

54.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

406

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Clarion County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Clarion County is 41.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Clarion County's population under 18 was 19.04%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Clarion County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.57% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Clarion County, 15.70% were under the age of 15, 22.15% aged 15 to 29, 42.58% aged 30 to 64, 17.50% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 389 more females than males in Clarion County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.52% females and 49.48% males in Clarion County, PA.
The Clarion County, PA gender ratio is 98:100 i.e. 98 men to 100 women (0.980).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,562.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 1,623.

Clarion County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Clarion County population: 95.81% are White, 1.50% are Black or African American, 0.05% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.50% are Asian, 0.06% are some other race and 2.08% are multiracial.
Clarion County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 406 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 37,165 (98.92% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Clarion County is White with a population of 35,995 (95.81% of the total population).

Clarion County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 41,696 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, Clarion County's population decreased by 1,770 (4.25%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Clarion County's population decreased by 2,733 (6.85%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Clarion County's population was lowest in year 2020 at 37,193.