Clearwater vs McConnell AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Clearwater and McConnell AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Clearwater and McConnell AFB are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clearwater has the higher population (2,536 vs 1,952 in McConnell AFB). Clearwater has the higher median household income ($72,266 vs $64,632 in McConnell AFB). Since 2019, McConnell AFB's population has grown faster (+27.4% vs +0.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
Population	2,536	1,952
Median age	37.0 yrs	22.4 yrs
Median household income	$72,266	$64,632
Median home value	$191,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,002	$1,392
Housing units	907	506
Homeownership rate	73.9%	5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.3%	32.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
Population	2,520 → 2,536 (+0.6%)	1,532 → 1,952 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$71,875 → $72,266 (+0.5%)	$63,780 → $64,632 (+1.3%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $191,500 (+33.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$711 → $1,002 (+40.9%)	$1,220 → $1,392 (+14.1%)

Clearwater

Population

2,5202,536

Median household income

$71,875$72,266

Median home value

$143,900$191,500

Median gross rent

$711$1,002

McConnell AFB

Population

1,5321,952

Median household income

$63,780$64,632

Median gross rent

$1,220$1,392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
Under 5	7.8%	12.5%
5 to 17	22.3%	23.2%
18 to 24	5.5%	27.3%
25 to 34	9.8%	29.7%
35 to 44	15.8%	6.3%
45 to 54	8.8%	0.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	0.3%
65 to 74	7.9%	0.0%
75 and over	8.1%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	89.9%	63.1%
Black or African American	0.4%	18.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.6%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.6%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	11.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
No high school diploma	5.1%	1.7%
High school graduate	26.2%	10.5%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	55.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.4%	28.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.9%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
Drove alone	83.4%	73.2%
Carpooled	7.4%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	13.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	7.2%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
1-unit, detached	82.4%	45.5%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	42.5%
2 to 4 units	3.4%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	0.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Clearwater	McConnell AFB
Poverty rate	10.9%	7.6%
Average household size	2.80	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	8
Median year structure built	1976	2005