About Clarks Green

Clarks Green is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,626 people and just one neighborhood, Clarks Green is the 749th largest community in Pennsylvania.

Clarks Green is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.64% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Clarks Green is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clarks Green who work in sales jobs (16.17%), healthcare (14.04%), and management occupations (13.33%).

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

In addition, Clarks Green is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Clarks Green is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Clarks Green's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Clarks Green is a very car-oriented borough. 98.65% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Clarks Green is a small borough, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Clarks Green has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Clarks Green is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Clarks Green Information and Demographics

If knowledge is power, Clarks Green is a pretty powerful place. 50.96% of the adults in Clarks Green have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 14.96% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Clarks Green in 2000 was $35,975, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $143,900 for a family of four.

The people who call Clarks Green home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Clarks Green is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clarks Green include Irish, Italian, German, Polish, English, Welsh, Scottish, and Russian.

The most common language spoken in Clarks Green is English.