Moving to Clearfield, Pennsylvania

Population: 6,631. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,339 (-4.4% change)
Males: 3,133 (47.2%), Females: 3,498 (52.8%)

Zip code: 16830

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $27,414
Median house value: $58,200

Population by Race

Races in Clearfield:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
  • Black (0.7%)

Ancestries: German (21.9%), Irish (11.5%), English (10.7%), United States (9.8%), Italian (9.2%), Polish (5.7%).

Land area: 1.8 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Clearfield

  • High school or higher: 79.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clearfield borough

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 52.9%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 11.0%
  • Divorced: 11.2%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -109 (-1.6%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Clearfield:

  • CLEARFIELD HOSP (809 TURNPIKE AVE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Clearfield:

  • PHILIPSBURG AREA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA)
  • DUBOIS REGNL MED CNTR (about 23 miles; DUBOIS, PA)
  • TYRONE HOSP (about 28 miles; TYRONE, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clearfield:

  • DU BOIS-JEFFERSON COUNTY (about 33 miles; DU BOIS, PA; Abbreviation: DUJ)
  • UNIVERSITY PARK (about 44 miles; STATE COLLEGE, PA; Abbreviation: UNV)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 52 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Clearfield:

  • CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE (about 3 miles; CLEARFIELD, PA; Abbreviation: FIG)
  • ALBERT (about 15 miles; PHILIPSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 1N3)
  • ST MARYS MUNI (about 27 miles; ST MARYS, PA; Abbreviation: OYM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Clearfield:

  • CLEARFIELD BEAUTY ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 19; Location: 22 N THIRD ST; Private, for-profit)
  • CLEARFIELD COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (Full-time enrollment: 14; Location: RR 1 BOX 5; Public; Website: www.ccctc.org)
  • CLEARFIELD HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF RADIOLOGIC TECHN (Full-time enrollment: 7; Location: 809 TURNPIKE AVE; Private, not-for-profit)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-CLEARFIELD (Location: 119 BYERS ST; Public; Website: www.lhup.edu; Offers Master’s degree)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clearfield:

  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 35 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 43 miles; UNIVERSITY PARK, PA; Full-time enrollment: 38,248)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 55 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 59 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 66 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
  • LOCK HAVEN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 71 miles; LOCK HAVEN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,738)
  • SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; ST BONAVENTURE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,538)

Schools

Public high school in Clearfield:

  • CLEARFIELD AREA HS (Students: 1,030; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Clearfield:

  • CLEARFIELD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 166; Location: RD 2 BOX 257; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Clearfield:

  • CLEARFIELD AREA MS (Students: 715; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • CLEARFIELD EL SCH (Students: 654; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CENTRE EL SCH (Students: 229; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CLEARFIELD COUNTY CTC (Grades: 00 – 00)

Private primary/middle school in Clearfield:

  • ST FRANCIS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 218; Location: 230 S SECOND STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Clearfield:

  • JOSEPH & ELIZABETH SHAW LIB (Operating income: $168,223; Location: 1 SOUTH FRONT ST; 48,676 books; 794 audio materials; 311 video materials; 80 serial subscriptions)