Clearwater, FL

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US Senator

Rick Scott

Republican Party

US Senator

Ashley Moody

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

46.4

0.87% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

15.4%

5.25% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$64,440

8.56% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$326,100

13.3% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

55,645

1.4% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Clearwater, FL had a population of N/A people with a median age of 46.4 and a median household income of $64,440. Between N/A and N/A the population of Clearwater, FL N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $59,358 to $64,440, a 8.56% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Clearwater, FL are White (Non-Hispanic) (65.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (6.11%), Other (Hispanic) (5.24%), and White (Hispanic) (5.03%).

None of the households in Clearwater, FL 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.

92.7% of the residents in Clearwater, FL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Clearwater, FL are Ultimate Medical Academy (7,575 degrees awarded in 2022).

In 2023, the median property value in Clearwater, FL was $326,100, and the homeownership rate was 59.1%.

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Population & Diversity

Clearwater, FL is home to a population of N/A people, from which 92.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 17% of Clearwater, FL residents were born outside of the country (19.9k people).

In 2023, there were 6.49 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (76.4k people) in Clearwater, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.15k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

92.7%

2023 Citizenship

92.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 92.7% of Clearwater, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Clearwater, FL was 92.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Clearwater, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clearwater, FL

White (Non-Hispanic)
76.4k ± 2.09k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
11.8k ± 1.62k
Two+ (Hispanic)
7.15k ± 1.09k

17.1%

Hispanic Population

20.1k people

17.1% of the people in Clearwater, FL are hispanic (20.1k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Clearwater, FL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Florida.

Most Common Origin

Cuba
1,003,261 ± 24,014 people
Haiti
344,713 ± 14,299 people
Colombia
299,067 ± 13,333 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Florida was Cuba, the natal country of 1,003,261 Florida residents, followed by Haiti with 344,713 and Colombia with 299,067.

Foreign-Born Population

17%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

19.9k people

16.9%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

19.8k people

As of 2023, 17% of Clearwater, FL residents (19.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clearwater, FL was 16.9%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Clearwater, FL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
2,281 ± 320
Gulf War (2001-)
1,424 ± 334
Gulf War (1990s)
1,077 ± 262

Clearwater, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.6 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Clearwater, FL employs 55.6k people. The largest industries in Clearwater, FL are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,938 people), Retail Trade (6,302 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,297 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($181,926), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($104,625), and Utilities ($73,750).

Males in Florida have an average income that is 1.34 times higher than the average income of females, which is $56,054. The income inequality in Florida (measured using the Gini index) is 0.474, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

55.6k

2023 Value

± 2,158

1.4%

1 Year growth

± 5.39%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Clearwater, FL grew at a rate of 1.4%, from 54.9k employees to 55.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clearwater, FL, are Management Occupations (6,961 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6,858 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (6,097 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clearwater, FL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Florida (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

55.6k

2023 Value

± 2,158

1.4%

1 Year growth

± 5.39%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Clearwater, FL grew at a rate of 1.4%, from 54.9k employees to 55.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clearwater, FL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (7,938 people), Retail Trade (6,302 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,297 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clearwater, FL, though some of these residents may live in Clearwater, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,885

Median earning men ± $2,288

$40,314

Median earning women ± $1,860

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($113,295), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($80,837), and Wholesale Trade ($74,096).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($65,668), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,947), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($52,763).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

4.23%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% 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 12.6%.

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

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Clearwater, FL. Showing the available data for Florida.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (43%)
Democratic Party
Jill Stein (0.396%)
Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (43%), followed by Jill Stein (0.396%).

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

Senator Elections

US Senators from Florida

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Rick Scott

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Ashley Moody

Senator from Florida

Assumed office on January 21, 2025
While elections for full class 3 terms will take place in 2028, Florida will hold a special election in 2026 to elect a senator to complete the remainder of Marco Rubio's term.

Rick Scott and Ashley Moody are the senators currently representing Florida.

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

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 26 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Clearwater, FL awarded 7,575 degrees. The student population of Clearwater, FL in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Clearwater, FL are Black or African American (4,127 and 54.5%), followed by White (2,689 and 35.5%), Unknown (355 and 4.69%), and Hispanic or Latino (146 and 1.93%).

The largest universities in Clearwater, FL by number of degrees awarded are Ultimate Medical Academy (7,575 and 100%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 6,368 students enrolled in Clearwater, FL, 3.13% men and 96.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 3,899 records, of which 97.2% were women and 2.82% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Insurance Specialist
2,876 degrees awarded
Medical Administrative Assistant
1,580 degrees awarded
General Human Services
676 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Clearwater, FL was Medical Insurance Specialist with 2,876 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Clearwater, FL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Ultimate Medical Academy

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

7,575 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Ultimate Medical Academy with 7,575 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 246 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Clearwater, FL, which is 0.0336 times less than the 7,329 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 4,127 degrees mean that there were 1.53 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 2,689 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Clearwater, FL was $326,100 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $287,900 to $326,100, a 13.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Clearwater, FL is 59.1%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Median household income in Clearwater, FL is $64,440. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Clearwater, FL was Census Tract 257 with a value of $117,209, followed by Census Tract 276.04 and Census Tract 260.01, with respective values of $111,402 and $108,194.

Housing

Property

$326,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$9,871

$29,476

Median Property Taxes

±$1,369

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 Clearwater, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

59.1%

Homeownership

2023

60.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 59.1% of the housing units in Clearwater, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clearwater, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 257
Census Tract 276.04
Census Tract 260.01

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Clearwater, FL was Census Tract 257 with a value of $117,209, followed by Census Tract 276.04 and Census Tract 260.01, with respective values of $111,402 and $108,194.

The following map shows all of the places in Clearwater, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,440

Median Household Income

± $2,507

49.9k

Number of Households

± 1,863

In 2023, the median household income of the 49.9k households in Clearwater, FL grew to $64,440 from the previous year's value of $59,358.

The following chart displays the households in Clearwater, FL 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clearwater, FL is from Florida.

0.474

2022 Wage GINI in Florida

0.473

2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Florida across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Clearwater, FL N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

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.

Commute Time

N/A minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clearwater, FL have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 1.07% of the workforce in Clearwater, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Clearwater, FL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

N/A

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clearwater, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clearwater, FL have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clearwater, FL (17.7k out of 115k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clearwater, FL is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

85.9% of the population of Clearwater, FL has health coverage, with 36.4% on employee plans, 15.2% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 16.3% on non-group plans, and 1.93% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Pinellas County, FL see 1138 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.524% decrease from the previous year (1144 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1277 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 400 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Pinellas County, FL.

1,138 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Pinellas County, FL

Primary care physicians in Pinellas County, FL see an average of 1,138 patients per year. This represents a 0.524% decrease from the previous year (1,144 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Pinellas County, FL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 18% under 18 years, 19.3% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 23% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.1%

Uninsured

36.4%

Employer Coverage

15.2%

Medicaid

16.1%

Medicare

16.3%

Non-Group

1.93%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clearwater, FL declined by 1.19% from 14.2% to 14.1%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clearwater, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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