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Clearwater, Florida

City in Pinellas County, Florida · ZIP 33755, 33756, 33759

  • Pinellas County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 19 public schools
  • 116,811 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 49,909Households
  • $64,440Median household income
  • $326,100Median home value
  • 19Public schools
  • 8ZIP codes

About Clearwater

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+7.8%
105k110k115k120k2000: 108,78720002010: 107,68520102020: 117,2922020108,787117,292
Population of Clearwater at each census
CensusPopulation
2000108,787
2010107,685
2020117,292

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Clearwater
Under $50k38.8%
$50k to $100k27.9%
$100k to $150k15.7%
$150k to $200k8.4%
$200k and over9.3%

Median household income $64,440 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Clearwater
Owner occupied
29,476 units
Renter occupied
20,433 units
Vacancy rate
18.3%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Clearwater compared with its county and state
Clearwater compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureClearwaterPinellas CountyFlorida
Population117,075960,56521,928,881
Median household income$64,440$70,293$71,711
Median age46.448.942.6
Median home value$326,100$319,000$325,000
Bachelor’s degree or higher32.5%35.8%33.2%
Foreign-born residents17.0%12.2%21.4%
Owner-occupied homes59.1%69.4%67.3%
Mean commute to work23.2 minutes25.3 minutes28.0 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 12, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Clearwater19
Public schools in Clearwater, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
BELLEAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5PINELLAS
DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCECharterK–8PINELLAS
EISENHOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5PINELLAS
KINGS HIGHWAY ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5PINELLAS
LEILA DAVIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5PINELLAS
PLATO ACADEMY CLEARWATERCharterK–8PINELLAS
PLUMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5PINELLAS
SANDY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5PINELLAS
SKYCREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPublicPre-K–5PINELLAS
CHI CHI RODRIQUEZ ACADEMYAlternative4–8PINELLAS
CLEARWATER FUNDAMENTAL MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8PINELLAS
OAK GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic6–8PINELLAS
CLEARWATER HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12PINELLAS
COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLPublic9–12PINELLAS
ENTERPRISE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLCharter9–12PINELLAS
PINELLAS GULF COAST ACADEMYAlternative9–12PINELLAS
CALVIN A. HUNSINGER SCHOOLAlternativeK–12PINELLAS
PAUL B. STEPHENS ESE CENTERSpecial educationPre-K–12PINELLAS
PINELLAS HIGH INNOVATIONAlternative4–10PINELLAS

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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