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Clarion, Pennsylvania: commercial real estate data.
Clarion is a Census borough of 4,192 people across 1.57 square miles of land, in Clarion County. Median household income is $47,181, 42.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clarion
What Clarion is
- Census place typeborough
- Land area1.57 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,663
- County holding the largest share of its areaClarion County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Clarion
- Population4,192
- Median age23.1
- Population under 18805 plus or minus 191
- Share under 1819.2 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over399 plus or minus 95
- Share 65 and over9.5 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Households1,485
- Family households662
- Share of households that are families44.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Clarion
- Median household income$47,181 plus or minus $15,253
- Per capita income$26,204
- Civilian labor force2,540
- Employed2,292
- Unemployed248 plus or minus 189
- Unemployment rate9.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over1,925
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.6 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.7 percent plus or minus 6.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Clarion
- Housing units1,897
- Occupied units1,485
- Vacant units412 plus or minus 148
- Vacancy rate21.7 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Owner occupied624
- Renter occupied861
- Ownership rate42.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$163,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$840
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units933
- Share single family49.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more949 plus or minus 214
- Share in buildings of two or more50.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Clarion gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,030
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,646
- Share commuting under 15 minutes81.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more169 plus or minus 82
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more8.3 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone70.4 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked16.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Worked from home6.9 percent plus or minus 4.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Clarion (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,805,000
- Average approval$1,402,500
- Median approval$1,402,500
- Largest approval$1,525,000
- Jobs supported12
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clarion, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Clarion (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$10,456,000
- Average approval$1,742,667
- Median approval$1,931,500
- Largest approval$2,267,000
- Jobs supported35
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clarion, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Clarion
- NFIP communityBorough of Clarion
- NFIP community number421500
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/02/11(M)
The Borough of Clarion participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 421500 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Clarion County, not Clarion
Clarion County context, not Clarion figures
- Establishments in Clarion County958
- Covered employment, Clarion County12,341
- Average annual pay, Clarion County$47,067
- Housing units permitted, Clarion County25
Every figure in this section is published for Clarion County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clarion.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Clarion questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clarion, Pennsylvania?
4,192, in 1,485 households. Clarion borough covers 1.57 square miles of land, which is 2,663 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clarion in?
Clarion County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Clarion?
$47,181. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $163,200. Median gross rent is $840 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clarion businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $1,402,500, plus 6 504 approvals worth $10.5 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clarion, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clarion borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clarion. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Clarion in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clarion appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clarion, borough of, community 421500, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Clarion figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Clarion County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Clarion.
Is zoning published for Clarion?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.