Claysville is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 719 people and two associated neighborhoods, Claysville is the 901st largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Claysville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Claysville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.30% of the Claysville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Claysville is a borough of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Claysville who work in office and administrative support (16.78%), healthcare (12.94%), and sales jobs (6.64%). Also of interest is that Claysville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The overall crime rate in Claysville is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime. One downside of living in Claysville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Claysville, the average commute to work is 33.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small borough, Claysville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Claysville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.64% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Claysville in 2022 was $29,446, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,784 for a family of four. However, Claysville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Claysville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Claysville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Claysville include German, Irish, Italian, Austrian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Claysville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
