Clear Lake, WA

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2024 Population
1,093
US Senator
Patty Murray
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maria Cantwell
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
54.5
12.4% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14%
10.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$71,667
11.4% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$550,500
4.14% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
455
2.94% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Clear Lake, WA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

95.5% of the residents in Clear Lake, WA are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Clear Lake, WA was $550,500, and the homeownership rate was 85.7%.

Most people in Clear Lake, WA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Clear Lake, WA was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Clear Lake, WA is home to a population of 1.09k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.04% of Clear Lake, WA residents were born outside of the country (77 people).

In 2024, there were 8.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (899 people) in Clear Lake, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 32 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%
2024 Citizenship
94.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 95.5% of Clear Lake, WA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Clear Lake, WA was 94.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clear Lake, WA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    899 ± 206
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    100 ± 73
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    32 ± 49
2.01%
Hispanic Population
22 people

In 2024, there were 8.99 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (899 people) in Clear Lake, WA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 100 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 32 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.01% of the people in Clear Lake, WA are hispanic (22 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Clear Lake, WA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Washington.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    247,954 ± 12,030 people
  2. India
    116,227 ± 8,308 people
  3. China
    94,449 ± 7,500 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Washington was Mexico, the natal country of 247,954 Washington residents, followed by India with 116,227 and China with 94,449.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.04%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
77 people
7.74%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
91 people

As of 2024, 7.04% of Clear Lake, WA residents (77 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clear Lake, WA was 7.74%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    43 ± 38
  2. Vietnam
    21 ± 31
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    13 ± 23

Clear Lake, WA has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 2.05 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clear Lake, WA employs 455 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Clear Lake, WA were Manufacturing (165 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (46 people), and Educational Services (34 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($123,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($123,125), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($117,917).

Employment

Occupations

455
2024 Value
± 217
2.94%
1 Year growth
± 66.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clear Lake, WA grew at a rate of 2.94%, from 442 employees to 455 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clear Lake, WA, are Production Occupations (140 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (41 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clear Lake, WA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

455
2024 Value
± 217
2.94%
1 Year growth
± 66.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Clear Lake, WA grew at a rate of 2.94%, from 442 employees to 455 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clear Lake, WA, are Manufacturing (165 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (46 people), and Educational Services (34 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clear Lake, WA, though some of these residents may live in Clear Lake, WA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$103,981
Median earning men ± $14,529
$25,066
Median earning women ± $7,743

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($87,143), Public Administration ($84,750), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,964).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,119) and Manufacturing ($24,531).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Washington.
Y-Axis
3.62%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.58M people employed in Washington. This represents a 3.62% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 10.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Washington.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing the state of Washington. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Washington is currently represented by 10 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Clear Lake, WA. Showing the available data for Washington.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (57.2%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (39%)
    Republican Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.4%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Washington went to Kamala Harris with 57.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (39%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.4%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Washington for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Washington

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Patty Murray
Senator from Washington3
Assumed office on January 3, 1993
Maria Cantwell
Senator from Washington1
Assumed office on January 3, 2001

Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell are the senators currently representing Washington.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clear Lake, WA was $550,500 in 2024, which is 1.65 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $528,600 to $550,500, a 4.14% increase. The homeownership rate in Clear Lake, WA is 85.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Clear Lake, WA have an average commute time of 29.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clear Lake, WA is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$550,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$111,907
$360
Median Property Taxes
±$94

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clear Lake, WA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clear Lake, WA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

85.7%
Homeownership
2024
64%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 85.7% of the housing units in Clear Lake, WA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$71,667
Median Household Income
± $32,977
420
Number of Households
± 113

In 2024, the median household income of the 420 households in Clear Lake, WA grew to $71,667 from the previous year's value of $64,313.

The following chart displays the households in Clear Lake, WA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clear Lake, WA is from Washington.
0.469
2024 Wage GINI in Washington
0.468
2023 Wage GINI in Washington

In 2024, the income inequality in Washington was 0.469 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0979% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Washington was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Washington in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (54.7%)
  2. Carpooled (35.2%)
  3. Walked (4.12%)

In 2024, 54.7% of workers in Clear Lake, WA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (35.2%) and those who walked to work (4.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

29.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clear Lake, WA have a longer commute time (29.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.234% of the workforce in Clear Lake, WA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clear Lake, WA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clear Lake, WA have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clear Lake, WA (151 out of 1.08k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clear Lake, WA is Two Or More, followed by White and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

96.2% of the population of Clear Lake, WA has health coverage, with 41.8% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 19% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 3.39% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Washington see 1,202 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,202 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1152 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 186 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.4% under 18 years, 17.7% between 18 and 34 years, 46.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.75%
Uninsured
41.8%
Employer Coverage
20.4%
Medicaid
19%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
3.39%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clear Lake, WA grew by 16.1% from 3.23% to 3.75%.

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