Clearfield
Pennsylvania

Where you are

You live in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. 79,707 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.9% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -298).

Pennsylvania has a flat 3.07% income tax and exempts all retirement income, including Social Security, pensions and 401(k) and IRA withdrawals after age 59½. It is one of six states with an inheritance tax, which applies even to children at 4.5%. Local earned-income taxes of 1% to nearly 4% apply in most municipalities, and Philadelphia's wage tax is the highest of any city in the country.

Money

The typical household here brings in $56,982 a year, lower than 61% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $51,575. Unemployment runs 5.4%, higher than 93% of American counties. 7% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 24 minutes each way.

Pennsylvania takes 3.1% of that median income in state income tax, about $1,749 a year.

Home

The median home costs $141K, cheaper than 87% of American counties, about 1.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $749 a month. Property tax is 1.23% of home value, roughly $1,460 a year on that median home, higher than 74% of American counties. 78% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.9 per 1,000 residents, higher than 55% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 18 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 76.2 years, longer than 54% of American counties. There are 172 active physicians in the county, about 21.6 per 10,000 people. Medicare rates the local hospitals 2.0 of 5 stars. 7.2% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 3.10 where 3.0 is national grade level, higher than 66% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 47 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 62% of eligible voters turned out. Under Pennsylvania law you can get a concealed-carry permit on request, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is medical only.

Weather and risk

The year averages 48°F, highs near 59 and lows near 38, colder than 80% of American counties. About 40 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 39 out of 100, safer than 61% of American counties; the county has had 17 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 157 Mbps down, slower than 68% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.9 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.