Clearwater is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Florida. With a population of 117,027 people and 44 associated neighborhoods, Clearwater is the 18th largest community in Florida.Unlike some cities, Clearwater isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Clearwater are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clearwater is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clearwater who work in office and administrative support (12.69%), management occupations (11.44%), and sales jobs (10.61%). Also of interest is that Clearwater has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Clearwater telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.37% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the nice things about Clearwater is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. In terms of college education, Clearwater is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.87% of adults in Clearwater have a college degree. The per capita income in Clearwater in 2022 was $39,315, which is upper middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $157,260 for a family of four. However, Clearwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clearwater is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clearwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clearwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Clearwater also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clearwater include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Clearwater has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.93%). The most common language spoken in Clearwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
