Clearfield is a somewhat small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 5,868 people and three associated neighborhoods, Clearfield is the 234th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Clearfield was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

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

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

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.52% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Being a small borough, Clearfield does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Clearfield citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.28% of adults in Clearfield have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clearfield in 2018 was $25,778, 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 $103,112 for a family of four. However, Clearfield contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Clearfield home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clearfield residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clearfield include German, Irish, Italian, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Clearfield is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.