Clairton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 6,023 people and three associated neighborhoods, Clairton is the 219th largest community in Pennsylvania. Clairton has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Of important note, Clairton is also a city of artists. Clairton has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clairton’s character.

Also of interest is that Clairton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.89% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In terms of college education, Clairton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.65% of adults 25 and older in Clairton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clairton in 2018 was $25,125, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,500 for a family of four. However, Clairton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clairton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clairton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clairton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clairton include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Clairton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.