Clear Lake

Population: 1,333
Median household income: $65,398
Median home value: $144,400

Clear Lake is a community in Deuel County, South Dakota, home to 1,333 residents. The median household income of $65,398 is below the Deuel County median ($79,556).

Between 2019 and 2023, Clear Lake's population declined 4.3% from 1,393 to 1,333, while its median home value rose 19.6% from $120,700 to $144,400.

The median resident is 44.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,333
Median age: 44.1 yrs
Median household income: $65,398
Median home value: $144,400
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 616
Homeownership rate: 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3931,333

Median household income

$57,105$65,398

Median home value

$120,700$144,400

Median gross rent

$492$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,393	$57,105	$120,700	$492
2020	1,503	$60,000	$122,800	$539
2021	1,396	$60,486	$124,200	$532
2022	1,310	$62,981	$156,800	$579
2023	1,333	$65,398	$144,400	$679

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over12.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	55	4.1%
5 to 17	252	18.9%
18 to 24	134	10.1%
25 to 34	123	9.2%
35 to 44	110	8.3%
45 to 54	140	10.5%
55 to 64	164	12.3%
65 to 74	189	14.2%
75 and over	166	12.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,276	95.7%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	7	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	42	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's29.7%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	9.0%
High school graduate	308	34.5%
Some college or associate's	265	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	164	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	75	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.6%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home2.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	453	79.6%
Carpooled	71	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	19	3.3%
Bicycle	12	2.1%
Worked from home	14	2.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	52.8%
15 to 29 min	66	11.9%
30 to 44 min	147	26.5%
45 to 59 min	36	6.5%
60+ min	13	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 8.2% (106 of 1,286)

	Count	Share
Family households	324	61.0%
Nonfamily households	207	39.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	531	86.2%
Vacant	85	13.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	402	75.7%
Renter-occupied	129	24.3%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units13.3%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	462	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48	7.8%
5 to 19 units	82	13.3%
20 or more units	8	1.3%
Mobile home & other	16	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4612540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.18 sq mi
Center point: 44.7563, -96.6902