Clarks Green, Pennsylvania

Borough of Clarks Green
Settlement
House in Clarks Green
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lackawanna
Elevation	1,427 ft (434.9 m)
Coordinates
Area	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
- land	0.6 sq mi (2 km2)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km2), 0%
Population	1,476 (2010)
Density	2,460 / sq mi (949.8 / km2)
Timezone	EST (UTC-5)
- summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
Zip Code	18411
Area code	570
Location of Clarks Green in Pennsylvania
Location of Pennsylvania in the United States
Website: http://www.clarksgreen.org/

Clarks Green is a borough in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,476 at the 2010 census. Clarks Green is located within census tract 1104.01.

Geography

Clarks Green is located at (41.498378, -75.694803).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	207		—
1920	350		—
1930	694		98.3%
1940	726		4.6%
1950	824		13.5%
1960	1,256		52.4%
1970	1,674		33.3%
1980	1,862		11.2%
1990	1,603		−13.9%
2000	1,630		1.7%
2010	1,476		−9.4%
Est. 2014	1,460		−1.1%
Sources:

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,476 people, 597 households, and 425 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,460 people per square mile (949.8/km²). There were 622 housing units at an average density of 1,036.7 per square mile (404.9/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.6% White, 0.7% African American, 0.1% American Indian, 2% Asian, 0.06% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.5% of the population.

There were 597 households, out of which 27% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 24.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 22.5% under the age of 18, 59.2% from 18 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years.

The median income for a household in the borough was $61,250, and the median income for a family was $74,250. Males had a median income of $60,000 versus $32,159 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,975. About 3.5% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 0.7% of those age 65 or over.