Clearwater

Population: 3,124
Median household income: $50,669
Median home value: $156,500

Clearwater, a community in Aiken County, South Carolina, has 3,124 residents. Its median household income of $50,669 runs below the Aiken County figure of $67,940.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clearwater's population declined 26.7% from 4,264 to 3,124, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $108,300 to $156,500.

The median resident is 41.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,124
Median age: 41.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,669
Median home value: $156,500
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 1,559
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.1%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2643,124

Median household income

$29,786$50,669

Median home value

$108,300$156,500

Median gross rent

$679$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,264	$29,786	$108,300	$679
2020	4,060	$40,902	$131,100	$704
2021	3,985	$45,508	$132,400	$707
2022	3,403	$52,991	$160,300	$867
2023	3,124	$50,669	$156,500	$835

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 2414.0%

25 to 3410.4%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5415.7%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	123	3.9%
5 to 17	517	16.5%
18 to 24	436	14.0%
25 to 34	324	10.4%
35 to 44	382	12.2%
45 to 54	492	15.7%
55 to 64	498	15.9%
65 to 74	169	5.4%
75 and over	183	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,081	66.6%
Black or African American	252	8.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	27	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	20	0.6%
Two or more races	154	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	590	18.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate42.9%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	171	8.3%
High school graduate	879	42.9%
Some college or associate's	811	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	125	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	62	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,259	79.7%
Carpooled	203	12.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	118	7.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	290	19.8%
15 to 29 min	578	39.5%
30 to 44 min	364	24.9%
45 to 59 min	108	7.4%
60+ min	122	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 14.4% (443 of 3,079)

	Count	Share
Family households	921	71.2%
Nonfamily households	372	28.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,293	82.9%
Vacant	266	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	785	60.7%
Renter-occupied	508	39.3%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units10.5%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other23.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	922	59.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	32	2.1%
5 to 19 units	164	10.5%
20 or more units	83	5.3%
Mobile home & other	358	23.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4514860
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.12 sq mi
Center point: 33.5028, -81.9111