Clearwater vs Jackson

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

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

Clearwater has the higher population (3,124 vs 1,782 in Jackson). Clearwater has the higher median household income ($50,669 vs $37,067 in Jackson). Jackson has the higher median home value ($192,000 vs $156,500 in Clearwater).

Population, income & housing

	Clearwater	Jackson
Population	3,124	1,782
Median age	41.3 yrs	60.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,669	$37,067
Median home value	$156,500	$192,000
Median gross rent	$835	$540
Housing units	1,559	1,077
Homeownership rate	60.7%	75.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	14.6%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearwater	Jackson
Population	4,264 → 3,124 (-26.7%)	1,925 → 1,782 (-7.4%)
Median household income	$29,786 → $50,669 (+70.1%)	$51,875 → $37,067 (-28.5%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $156,500 (+44.5%)	$99,000 → $192,000 (+93.9%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $835 (+23.0%)	$733 → $540 (-26.3%)

Clearwater

Population

4,2643,124

Median household income

$29,786$50,669

Median home value

$108,300$156,500

Median gross rent

$679$835

Jackson

Population

1,9251,782

Median household income

$51,875$37,067

Median home value

$99,000$192,000

Median gross rent

$733$540

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearwater	Jackson
Under 5	3.9%	6.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	5.9%
18 to 24	14.0%	6.1%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.2%	5.1%
45 to 54	15.7%	9.2%
55 to 64	15.9%	24.2%
65 to 74	5.4%	12.7%
75 and over	5.9%	20.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearwater	Jackson
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	63.2%
Black or African American	8.1%	31.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearwater	Jackson
No high school diploma	8.3%	18.9%
High school graduate	42.9%	45.9%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	20.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearwater	Jackson
Drove alone	79.7%	71.3%
Carpooled	12.8%	21.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearwater	Jackson
1-unit, detached	59.1%	68.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	26.4%

Poverty & households

	Clearwater	Jackson
Poverty rate	14.4%	8.1%
Average household size	2.41	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1975	1969