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Clairton, PA

6,105 Population
2.8 square miles 2,204.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.5 ±4.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 42.8 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Pennsylvania: 40.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,457 ±$3,416 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $44,726 ±$329
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Pennsylvania: $43,104 ±$186
$39,884 ±$8,791 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $73,942 ±$634
  • about half the amount in Pennsylvania: $76,081 ±$310

29.9% ±9% (1,820  ±548) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 10.9% 259,174 (±0.2% / ±4,791)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.8% 1,480,981 (±0.2% / ±19,287)

31.4 minutes ±4.7 (61,375  ±13,473) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 26.2 26,374,476 (±0.2 / ±227,184)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Pennsylvania: 26.6 141,916,510 (±0.1 / ±598,943)

Families

2,635 ±219 Number of households
  • the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 1,059,751 ±3,032
  • Pennsylvania: 5,235,339 ±9,438
2.3 ±0.2 (6,056  ±31) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 2.3 2,379,262 (±0 / ±541)
  • a little less than the figure in Pennsylvania: 2.4 12,564,867

13.2% ±7.5% (157  ±91) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 4.8% 25,495 (±0.2% / ±1,256)
  • more than double the rate in Pennsylvania: 5.1% 146,799 (±0.1% / ±3,390)

Housing

3,496 ±251 Number of housing units
  • the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 1,169,819 ±321
  • Pennsylvania: 5,779,663 ±1,198

$59,100 ±$8,105 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-quarter of the amount in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: $204,500 ±$1,294
  • about one-quarter of the amount in Pennsylvania: $240,500 ±$622

9.6% ±5.6% (579  ±338.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 11% 265,111 (±0.2% / ±5,750.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Pennsylvania: 11.1% 1,424,815 (±0.1% / ±15,518.9)

Social

92% ±6.9% (3,904  ±424.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 94.9% 1,691,427 (±0.5% / ±9,312.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Pennsylvania: 91.9% 8,412,410 (±0.3% / ±22,879.7)
24% ±5.1% (1,018  ±232.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 37.4% 666,903 (±0.3% / ±5,933.1)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Pennsylvania: 34.5% 3,157,318 (±0.2% / ±14,182.6)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.2% ±2.2% (196  ±131) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 4.1% 100,874
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Pennsylvania: 7.4% 961,247

9.7% ±2.9% (442  ±136) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area: 6.7% 133,386 (±0.1% / ±2,321)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Pennsylvania: 6.4% 656,112 (±0.1% / ±5,751)
442 Total veterans ±136 428 Male ±135 14 Female ±22

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