Clear Lake

Population: 1,050
Median household income: $73,214
Median home value: $172,100

Clear Lake, a community in Polk County, Wisconsin, has 1,050 residents. Its median household income of $73,214 runs in line with the Polk County figure of $76,208.

From 2019 to 2023, Clear Lake's population declined 2.6% from 1,078 to 1,050, while its median home value rose 31.5% from $130,900 to $172,100.

13.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.2% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,050
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $73,214
Median home value: $172,100
Median gross rent: $910
Housing units: 474
Homeownership rate: 76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0781,050

Median household income

$47,054$73,214

Median home value

$130,900$172,100

Median gross rent

$580$910

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,078	$47,054	$130,900	$580
2020	1,105	$52,132	$136,800	$538
2021	1,081	$63,167	$142,500	$603
2022	1,048	$71,705	$165,700	$700
2023	1,050	$73,214	$172,100	$910

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6416.7%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	72	6.9%
5 to 17	202	19.2%
18 to 24	42	4.0%
25 to 34	149	14.2%
35 to 44	117	11.1%
45 to 54	133	12.7%
55 to 64	175	16.7%
65 to 74	73	7.0%
75 and over	87	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	935	89.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	5	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.4%
Two or more races	48	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	58	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate36.5%

Some college or associate's43.2%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	7.2%
High school graduate	268	36.5%
Some college or associate's	317	43.2%
Bachelor's degree	66	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone89.5%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	451	89.5%
Carpooled	29	5.8%
Public transit	3	0.6%
Walked	8	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	2.0%
Other means	3	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	277	56.1%
15 to 29 min	84	17.0%
30 to 44 min	69	14.0%
45 to 59 min	38	7.7%
60+ min	26	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 16.8% (176 of 1,047)

	Count	Share
Family households	259	60.0%
Nonfamily households	173	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	432	91.1%
Vacant	42	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	329	76.2%
Renter-occupied	103	23.8%

1-unit, detached68.1%

1-unit, attached11.4%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	323	68.1%
1-unit, attached	54	11.4%
2 to 4 units	6	1.3%
5 to 19 units	31	6.5%
20 or more units	14	3.0%
Mobile home & other	46	9.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5515250
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 45.2480, -92.2678