Clearwater vs South Haven

A side-by-side comparison of Clearwater and South Haven: population, income, housing, and more.

Clearwater and South Haven are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Clearwater has the higher population (1,904 vs 208 in South Haven). South Haven has the higher median household income ($102,500 vs $89,219 in Clearwater). Clearwater has the higher median home value ($248,100 vs $192,300 in South Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Clearwater	South Haven
Population	1,904	208
Median age	30.9 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$89,219	$102,500
Median home value	$248,100	$192,300
Median gross rent	$1,074	—
Housing units	761	91
Homeownership rate	63.6%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearwater	South Haven
Population	1,859 → 1,904 (+2.4%)	179 → 208 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$67,063 → $89,219 (+33.0%)	$51,875 → $102,500 (+97.6%)
Median home value	$172,000 → $248,100 (+44.2%)	$121,300 → $192,300 (+58.5%)
Median gross rent	$836 → $1,074 (+28.5%)	$1,000 → $1,089 (+8.9%)

Clearwater

Population

1,8591,904

Median household income

$67,063$89,219

Median home value

$172,000$248,100

Median gross rent

$836$1,074

South Haven

Population

179208

Median household income

$51,875$102,500

Median home value

$121,300$192,300

Median gross rent

$1,000$1,089

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearwater	South Haven
Under 5	8.1%	8.2%
5 to 17	20.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	5.8%	11.5%
25 to 34	23.6%	30.8%
35 to 44	12.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	9.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.1%
65 to 74	4.5%	6.3%
75 and over	5.5%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearwater	South Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	88.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	3.8%
Two or more races	4.8%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearwater	South Haven
No high school diploma	3.1%	2.8%
High school graduate	31.3%	33.1%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	54.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.9%	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearwater	South Haven
Drove alone	89.1%	76.1%
Carpooled	2.9%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.5%	6.5%
Other means	0.2%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearwater	South Haven
1-unit, detached	55.5%	72.5%
1-unit, attached	13.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	8.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	21.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	13.2%

Poverty & households

	Clearwater	South Haven
Poverty rate	7.3%	13.9%
Average household size	2.53	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	30	33
Median year structure built	2002	1958