32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 3.7% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under the age of eighteen and 2.0% of those 65 or over.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all land.

The Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad has its headquarters in Port Clinton.

[8] The Appalachian Trail passes through Port Clinton as it crosses the Schuylkill River, along Blue Mountain.