Clarion County, Pennsylvania (PA)

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% of renters here:	28%
State:	29%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (24.8%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Retail trade (14.1%).

Type of workers:

Clarion County, Pennsylvania business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Clarion County, Pennsylvania:

Median resident age:	36.3 years
Pennsylvania median age:	38.0 years

Males: 20,162	(48.3%)
Females: 21,603	(51.7%)

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Clarion County:	2.5 people
Pennsylvania:	2.5 people

This county:	$37,268
Pennsylvania:	$48,576

This county:	$382
State:	$555

Clarion County:	$107,266
Pennsylvania:	$155,000

Detached houses: $140,050

Here:	$140,050
State:	$224,371

Townhouses or other attached units: $245,780

Here:	$245,780
State:	$160,289

In 2-unit structures: $149,425

Here:	$149,425
State:	$153,822

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $157,941

Here:	$157,941
State:	$204,155

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $407,094

Here:	$407,094
State:	$211,072

Mobile homes: $30,951

Here:	$30,951
State:	$35,442

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$97,532

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 0
• Auto thefts: 0

This county:	15.4%
Whole state:	11.0%

This county:	7.2%
Whole state:	5.1%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Clarion County is $443 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $491 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Shaler Township, Clarion, Knox, New Bethlehem, Rimersburg, East Brady, Sligo, Hawthorn, Strattanville, Monroe.

Neighboring counties: Armstrong County , Butler County , Forest County , Jefferson County , Venango County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Clarion County: Little Toby (A), Knox Spur Station (B), Church Hill (C), Shannon (D), Crown Pumping Station (E), Corsica Furnace (F), Cherry Run Campground (G), Sutton Station (H), Ritts (I), Parkers Landing (J), Rimersburg Station (K), Altmans Corners (L), Paint Mills Station (M), Leatherwood Station (N), Redbank Furnace (O), Red Bank Station (P), Billings Station (Q), Blue Goose Mine (R), Gretchen Station (S), Jefferson Station (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Clarion County include: Mount Joy Church (A), Washington Church (B), Saint Marks Church (C), Saint Josephs Church (D), Ashland Church (E), Richland Church (F), Leatherwood Church (G), Rehoboth Church (H), Grace Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Paradise Cemetery (1), Venus Cemetery (2), Saint Nicholas Cemetery (3), Asbury Cemetery (4), Perry Chapel Cemetery (5), Cedarview Memorial Park (6), Starr Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Lucy, Lake (A), Marie-Eileen Lake (B), Piney Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Grolemund Run (A), Printer Run (B), Rapp Run (C), Rattlesnake Run (D), Redbank Creek (E), Reed Run (F), Reids Run (G), Glade Run (H), Richland Run (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Clarion County include: State Game Lands Number 72 (1), State Game Lands Number 74 (2), State Game Lands Number 63 (3), State Game Lands Number 283 (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	9.6%
Pennsylvania:	8.1%

Current college students: 4,650
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 81.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 419 (59% naturalized citizens)

Clarion County:	1.0%
Whole state:	4.1%

Mean travel time to work: 22.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 73.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,754
• One, attached: 128
• Two: 543
• 3 or 4: 513
• 5 to 9: 519
• 10 to 19: 183
• 20 or more: 526
• Mobile homes: 3,115
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 145

Housing units in Clarion County with a mortgage: 3,893 (285 second mortgage, 468 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,940

Here:	49.7% with mortgage
State:	62.2% with mortgage

Clarion County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Pennsylvania state average. It is 1.3 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 25 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/23/1978, a tornado killed one person and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Clarion County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Pennsylvania state average. It is 96% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 54.6 miles away from Clarion County center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 94.3 miles away from the county center
On 1/26/2001 at 03:03:20, a magnitude 4.4 (3.9 MB, 4.4 LG, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 88.8 miles away from the county center
On 10/16/1993 at 06:30:05, a magnitude 3.6 (3.4 LG, 3.6 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 89.5 miles away from Clarion County center
On 6/3/2001 at 22:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, 3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from the county center
On 6/30/2004 at 04:03:14, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from Clarion County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 13,949 (79%) Carpooled: 1,697 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 6 (0%) Subway or elevated: 17 (0%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Motorcycle: 3 (0%) Bicycle: 13 (0%) Walked: 1,194 (7%) Other means: 107 (1%) Worked at home: 641 (4%)

4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,112 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
Pennsylvania average:	4.99%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($419 average AGI)

Clarion County:	0.13%
Pennsylvania average:	0.12%

3.50% relocated from other counties in Pennsylvania ($19,305 average AGI)
1.30% relocated from other states ($10,388 average AGI)

Clarion County:	1.30%
Pennsylvania average:	2.15%

from Armstrong County, PA	0.59% ($25,886 average AGI)
from Venango County, PA	0.46% ($28,221)
from Jefferson County, PA	0.42% ($24,381)
from Butler County, PA	0.39% ($24,862)
from Allegheny County, PA	0.27% ($30,675)
from Forest County, PA	0.13% ($23,579)
from Mercer County, PA	0.12% ($30,667)

5.38% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,943 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Pennsylvania average:	5.08%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.57% relocated to other counties in Pennsylvania ($17,701 average AGI)
1.81% relocated to other states ($12,242 average AGI)

Clarion County:	1.81%
Pennsylvania average:	2.30%

to Butler County, PA	0.56% ($26,333 average AGI)
to Venango County, PA	0.44% ($26,848)
to Armstrong County, PA	0.42% ($24,290)
to Jefferson County, PA	0.38% ($24,246)
to Allegheny County, PA	0.34% ($31,020)
to Mercer County, PA	0.14% ($28,857)
to Erie County, PA	0.13% ($21,500)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.6

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 7,063 (6,003 aged, 1,060 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 32,600 (8,700 male householders, 2,081 female householders)

  8,981 spouses, 11,332 children (10,601 natural, 237 adopted, 494 stepchildren), 287 grandchildren, 220 brothers or sisters, 204 parents, 216 other relatives, 579 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,859 (2,418 male householders (1,862 living alone)), 2,812 female householders (2,322 living alone)), 1,629 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,306 (513 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,950 2-persons, 2,477 3-persons, 2,199 4-persons, 842 5-persons, 223 6-persons, 90 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,184 1-person, 701 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 175 4-persons, 15 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

97.4% of residents of Clarion County speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (70% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $250,992,000 ($6103 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,487,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $107,888,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $77,874,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $850,000
Federal grants: $49,825,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,852,000 ($2,665,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,704,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $411,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $2,305,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,695,000

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	61 per 1000 residents

Here:	56 per 1000 residents
State:	54 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	-24 per 1000 residents
State:	-2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.36 millions of gallons per day (29% from ground, 71% from surface)

Here:	6.1
State:	6.4

Here:	4.5
State:	4.2

63% of Clarion County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Pennsylvania.

Clarion County:	63.4%
State average:	64.4%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 37159
• Northeast: 941
• Midwest: 1422
• South: 1210
• West: 445

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,200

Here:	9.2%
Pennsylvania:	16.0%

Here:	4.0%
Pennsylvania:	13.1%

Here:	3.3%
Pennsylvania:	37.3%

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