Clearwater vs New Ellenton

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

Clearwater and New Ellenton 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 2,604 in New Ellenton). New Ellenton has the higher median household income ($60,625 vs $50,669 in Clearwater). New Ellenton has the higher median home value ($164,900 vs $156,500 in Clearwater).

Population, income & housing

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
Population	3,124	2,604
Median age	41.3 yrs	37.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,669	$60,625
Median home value	$156,500	$164,900
Median gross rent	$835	$695
Housing units	1,559	1,125
Homeownership rate	60.7%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
Population	4,264 → 3,124 (-26.7%)	1,965 → 2,604 (+32.5%)
Median household income	$29,786 → $50,669 (+70.1%)	$40,679 → $60,625 (+49.0%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $156,500 (+44.5%)	$83,400 → $164,900 (+97.7%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $835 (+23.0%)	$727 → $695 (-4.4%)

Clearwater

Population

4,2643,124

Median household income

$29,786$50,669

Median home value

$108,300$156,500

Median gross rent

$679$835

New Ellenton

Population

1,9652,604

Median household income

$40,679$60,625

Median home value

$83,400$164,900

Median gross rent

$727$695

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
Under 5	3.9%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.5%	16.1%
18 to 24	14.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	10.4%	16.4%
35 to 44	12.2%	18.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	6.1%
55 to 64	15.9%	10.3%
65 to 74	5.4%	10.1%
75 and over	5.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	42.4%
Black or African American	8.1%	49.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	4.5%
Two or more races	4.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
No high school diploma	8.3%	7.3%
High school graduate	42.9%	47.2%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
Drove alone	79.7%	86.1%
Carpooled	12.8%	7.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
1-unit, detached	59.1%	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	17.6%

Poverty & households

	Clearwater	New Ellenton
Poverty rate	14.4%	13.5%
Average household size	2.41	2.65
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1975	1974