Clearwater

Population & Demographics

Clearwater, FL

Clearwater is home to 117,247 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 53,687 resident workers commute each day.

FloridaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
117,247
people
Population

117,247 residents

Median age 46.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Clearwater population & demographics

Who lives in Clearwater — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
117,247
Median age
46.6yrs
Median household income
$66,381
Median home value
$361,300
Median gross rent
$1,658/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.6%
Poverty rate
14.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Clearwater

How Clearwater breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White65.1%
Hispanic or Latino17.1%
Black10.5%
Two or more races3.7%
Asian2.8%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Clearwater

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Clearwater.

Clearwater at a glance
Employed Residents
53,687
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.7mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
20.5%
Share working within the area
Work from home
20.7%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Largo
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Clearwater proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Clearwater commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

65
Commute Score

65 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Clearwater

53,687 commutes, one dot at a time

Clearwater

Where 53,687 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Clearwater, by worker count.

1Clearwater0.0 mi11,032
2Largo4.5 mi5,175
3Tampa18.3 mi5,112
4St. Petersburg14.4 mi3,902
5Pinellas Park9.0 mi2,662
6Dunedin3.6 mi1,658
7Safety Harbor4.6 mi1,055
8Palm Harbor7.3 mi1,000

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Clearwater.

1Clearwater0.0 mi11,032
2Largo4.5 mi4,540
3St. Petersburg14.4 mi4,270
4Palm Harbor7.3 mi3,124
5Tampa18.3 mi2,362
6Dunedin3.6 mi2,187
7Pinellas Park9.0 mi1,622
8East Lake9.6 mi1,502

Top industries

The sectors that employ Clearwater’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.9%
RTRetail Trade13.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services12.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services7.4%
PAPublic Administration7.2%
FIFinance and Insurance4.5%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises4.5%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation3.7%
Connectivity

Internet options for Clearwater

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps84%
5 Gbps84%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Clearwater

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