Clearwater vs North Augusta

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

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

North Augusta has the higher population (24,928 vs 3,124 in Clearwater). North Augusta has the higher median household income ($90,132 vs $50,669 in Clearwater). North Augusta has the higher median home value ($220,500 vs $156,500 in Clearwater).

Population, income & housing

	Clearwater	North Augusta
Population	3,124	24,928
Median age	41.3 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$50,669	$90,132
Median home value	$156,500	$220,500
Median gross rent	$835	$1,080
Housing units	1,559	12,694
Homeownership rate	60.7%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.1%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clearwater	North Augusta
Population	4,264 → 3,124 (-26.7%)	22,908 → 24,928 (+8.8%)
Median household income	$29,786 → $50,669 (+70.1%)	$59,931 → $90,132 (+50.4%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $156,500 (+44.5%)	$161,100 → $220,500 (+36.9%)
Median gross rent	$679 → $835 (+23.0%)	$810 → $1,080 (+33.3%)

Clearwater

Population

4,2643,124

Median household income

$29,786$50,669

Median home value

$108,300$156,500

Median gross rent

$679$835

North Augusta

Population

22,90824,928

Median household income

$59,931$90,132

Median home value

$161,100$220,500

Median gross rent

$810$1,080

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clearwater	North Augusta
Under 5	3.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.5%	13.0%
18 to 24	14.0%	4.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	13.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	14.4%
45 to 54	15.7%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.9%	14.6%
65 to 74	5.4%	11.9%
75 and over	5.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clearwater	North Augusta
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	74.5%
Black or African American	8.1%	14.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	18.9%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clearwater	North Augusta
No high school diploma	8.3%	6.9%
High school graduate	42.9%	20.9%
Some college or associate's	39.6%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.1%	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	15.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clearwater	North Augusta
Drove alone	79.7%	85.8%
Carpooled	12.8%	3.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.5%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clearwater	North Augusta
1-unit, detached	59.1%	69.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.3%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	7.9%
20 or more units	5.3%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	23.0%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Clearwater	North Augusta
Poverty rate	14.4%	6.9%
Average household size	2.41	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1975	1986