Anderson Island vs Clear Lake

A side-by-side comparison of Anderson Island and Clear Lake: population, income, housing, and more.

Anderson Island and Clear Lake are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Anderson Island has the higher population (1,341 vs 1,266 in Clear Lake). Clear Lake has the higher median household income ($98,098 vs $72,074 in Anderson Island). Clear Lake has the higher median home value ($597,500 vs $477,600 in Anderson Island).

Population, income & housing

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
Population	1,341	1,266
Median age	61.3 yrs	44.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,074	$98,098
Median home value	$477,600	$597,500
Housing units	977	616
Homeownership rate	98.7%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.5%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
Population	1,181 → 1,341 (+13.5%)	1,126 → 1,266 (+12.4%)
Median household income	$80,078 → $72,074 (-10.0%)	$79,926 → $98,098 (+22.7%)
Median home value	$273,400 → $477,600 (+74.7%)	$306,300 → $597,500 (+95.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,166 → $1,278 (+9.6%)	—

Anderson Island

Population

1,1811,341

Median household income

$80,078$72,074

Median home value

$273,400$477,600

Median gross rent

$1,166$1,278

Clear Lake

Population

1,1261,266

Median household income

$79,926$98,098

Median home value

$306,300$597,500

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
Under 5	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 17	0.0%	20.2%
18 to 24	2.8%	5.6%
25 to 34	3.5%	5.0%
35 to 44	1.5%	15.2%
45 to 54	22.1%	22.2%
55 to 64	34.3%	2.1%
65 to 74	26.3%	14.1%
75 and over	9.5%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
White (non-Hispanic)	77.3%	73.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	7.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	1.1%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	8.4%
Two or more races	15.5%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	1.7%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	63.8%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	27.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	13.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
Drove alone	66.8%	67.3%
Carpooled	3.3%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.3%	9.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	22.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
1-unit, detached	93.6%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Anderson Island	Clear Lake
Poverty rate	26.8%	1.1%
Average household size	1.79	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1992	1995