Clear Lake Shores

Population: 1,182
Median household income: $111,563
Median home value: $448,500

Clear Lake Shores, a community in Galveston County, Texas, has 1,182 residents. The median household income of $111,563 is above the Galveston County median ($85,348).

From 2019 to 2023, Clear Lake Shores's population held roughly steady from 1,190 to 1,182, while its median home value rose 28.5% from $349,000 to $448,500.

6.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.21 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,182
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $111,563
Median home value: $448,500
Median gross rent: $1,896
Housing units: 628
Homeownership rate: 84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 52.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1901,182

Median household income

$106,902$111,563

Median home value

$349,000$448,500

Median gross rent

$1,482$1,896

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,190	$106,902	$349,000	$1,482
2020	1,371	$116,200	$370,000	$1,478
2021	1,156	$107,054	$361,700	$1,694
2022	1,232	$118,438	$401,600	$1,779
2023	1,182	$111,563	$448,500	$1,896

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

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1712.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 341.9%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5420.4%

55 to 6426.6%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	20	1.7%
5 to 17	148	12.5%
18 to 24	77	6.5%
25 to 34	22	1.9%
35 to 44	92	7.8%
45 to 54	241	20.4%
55 to 64	314	26.6%
65 to 74	149	12.6%
75 and over	119	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	972	82.2%
Black or African American	25	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	9	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	111	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.7%

High school graduate14.2%

Some college or associate's32.0%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree19.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	1.7%
High school graduate	133	14.2%
Some college or associate's	300	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	303	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	185	19.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.1%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	415	74.4%
Carpooled	44	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	84	15.1%
Other means	11	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	110	23.2%
15 to 29 min	170	35.9%
30 to 44 min	59	12.4%
45 to 59 min	40	8.4%
60+ min	95	20.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 6.8% (80 of 1,178)

	Count	Share
Family households	324	60.7%
Nonfamily households	210	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	534	85.0%
Vacant	94	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	449	84.1%
Renter-occupied	85	15.9%

1-unit, detached83.3%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units6.8%

20 or more units6.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	523	83.3%
1-unit, attached	7	1.1%
2 to 4 units	14	2.2%
5 to 19 units	43	6.8%
20 or more units	41	6.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4815328
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.43 sq mi
Water area: 0.28 sq mi
Center point: 29.5443, -95.0325