Housing data for Elk Township (Clarion County), PA

Elk Township (Clarion County), PA has an estimated 1,522 residents and 718 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Clarion County.

10.6% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $708 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,522 (±233)
Housing units
718 (±89)
Households that rent
10.6%
Median gross rent
$708
Residents since 2015–2019
−2.6%

What stands out in Elk Township (Clarion County)

Households that rent: 10.6% (±4.6 points) in Elk Township (Clarion County), lower than in Clarion County (27.5%).

Working from home: 1.5% (±1.5 points) in Elk Township (Clarion County), lower than in Clarion County (8.6%).

Households without a vehicle: 0.3% (±0.5 points) in Elk Township (Clarion County), lower than in Clarion County (6.5%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 9.1% (±3.6 points) in Elk Township (Clarion County), lower than in Clarion County (17.9%).

Housing in Elk Township (Clarion County) at a glance

  • Median rent: $708 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent by bedrooms: $770 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 61.2% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 10.6% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $55,402 median household income
  • Home values: $140,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,102 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,492 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 3.1% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 69.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 71.0% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 3.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 78.0% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 27.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: −2.6% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 9.1% moved in since 2020
  • Crowding and facilities: 2.6% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Elk Township (Clarion County) against Clarion County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Elk Township (Clarion County)Clarion CountyPennsylvaniaUnited States
Residents1,522 (±233)37,179 (exact)13,018,639 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units718 (±89)18,856 (±72)5,806,452 (±672)143,775,355
Households that rent10.6% (±4.6 points)27.5% (±1.9 points)30.7% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$708 (±$180)$798 (±$29)$1,209 (±$5)$1,413
Median household income$55,402 (±$7,584)$62,649 (±$2,439)$77,971 (±$342)$80,734
Median home value$140,900 (±$27,816)$155,700 (±$4,324)$254,500 (±$767)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,492 (±$288)$1,503 (±$44)$3,311 (±$12)$3,119
Built before 198071.0% (±12.8 points)69.9% (±2.8 points)67.3% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute27.9 minutes (±3.3)24.6 minutes (±1.0)26.3 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband84.3% (±5.9 points)85.3% (±1.2 points)89.7% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents46.9 years (±9.8)41.7 years (±0.4)40.9 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Elk Township (Clarion County) covers 31.5 square miles of land, about 48 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Elk Township (Clarion County) has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,563 (±252)1,522 (±233)−2.6%Not a measurable change
Housing units681 (±73)718 (±89)+5.4%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$616 (±$135)$708 (±$180)+14.9%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$115,500 (±$11,791)$140,900 (±$27,816)+22.0%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$58,125 (±$10,383)$55,402 (±$7,584)−4.7%Down after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,017 (±$118)$1,102 (±$129)+8.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,373 (±$154)$1,492 (±$288)+8.7%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent8.2% (±4.4 points)10.6% (±4.6 points)+2.4 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate27.9% (±23.9 points)3.0% (±6.0 points)−24.9 percentage pointsMeasurable decrease

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Clarion County

Elk Township (Clarion County) has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Clarion County as a whole.

In 2024, the police departments that report for Clarion County recorded 122 violent and 893 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Elk Township (Clarion County)

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
1633470%453$594$164,800$71,875
1625441%3,516$885$160,900$56,563
1623211%4,025$795$142,800$65,525

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Elk Township (Clarion County)

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Shippenville2.2 mi$911$129,60032.2%
Marianne3.6 mi$921$163,30015.1%
Knox3.9 mi$846$114,10038.8%
Ashland Township3.9 mi$800$166,40012.0%
Paint Township (Clarion County)4.9 mi$1,007$168,70015.2%
Beaver Township (Clarion County)5.6 mi$772$156,00021.7%
Knox Township (Clarion County)6.2 mi$738$214,30010.5%
Pinegrove Township7.0 mi$582$157,1006.8%

Places in Pennsylvania most like Elk Township (Clarion County)

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Pine Township (Crawford County)$756$149,100$53,95811.9%
Bigler Township$692$126,300$60,6256.2%
Susquehanna Township (Cambria County)$701$126,400$52,4316.5%
Bell Township (Westmoreland County)$663$139,200$63,7508.7%
Franklin Township (Fayette County)$731$124,400$57,25015.5%
Redbank Township (Clarion County)$686$136,800$63,57114.5%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Pennsylvania.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Elk Township (Clarion County), fiscal year 2027

Clarion County, PA, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$781$786$1,014$1,208$1,695

HUD income limits for Elk Township (Clarion County), fiscal year 2026

Clarion County, PA, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,100$30,200$48,300
2 people$21,640$34,500$55,200
3 people$27,320$38,800$62,100
4 people$33,000$43,100$68,950
5 people$38,680$46,550$74,500
6 people$44,360$50,000$80,000
7 people$50,040$53,450$85,500
8 people$55,720$56,900$91,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Clarion County, PA, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $85,400.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Elk Township (Clarion County)

How many renters are there in Elk Township (Clarion County)?

Elk Township (Clarion County) has an estimated 64 (±28) renting households, 10.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Elk Township (Clarion County)?

The median household income in Elk Township (Clarion County) is $55,402 (±$7,584) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Elk Township (Clarion County), PA?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $140,900 (±$27,816) for owner-occupied homes in Elk Township (Clarion County) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Elk Township (Clarion County)?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Elk Township (Clarion County), PA is $1,102 (±$129) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Elk Township (Clarion County)?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Elk Township (Clarion County), PA is $1,492 (±$288) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Elk Township (Clarion County)?

Elk Township (Clarion County), PA has an estimated 718 (±89) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Elk Township (Clarion County) growing?

In Elk Township (Clarion County), the number of residents went from 1,563 in 2015–2019 to 1,522 in 2020–2024 (−2.6%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Elk Township (Clarion County)?

The ZIP codes that cover Elk Township (Clarion County) are 16334, 16254, 16232.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 16334?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 16334 is $594 (±$143) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Elk township, Clarion County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:23040, in state:42 county:031).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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