Clearwater, FL Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Clearwater	Florida	National
Income per capita	$49,378	$40,554	$44,883
Median household income	$73,637	$72,078	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,806	$88,075	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,145	$51,794	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,072	$45,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,729	$37,493	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	5.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.3%	16.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Clearwater is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Clearwater is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Clearwater is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Clearwater is 1% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,086 $73,637 $147,274

City

$48,047 $72,078 $144,156

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Clearwater median earnings by income bracket

Clearwater employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.2%	10.2%
Manufacturing sector	7.9%	7.9%
Financial & insurance services	6.1%	6.1%
Wholesale & retail services	15.8%	15.8%
Public administration	3.7%	3.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.3%	8.3%
Education, health & social services	10.1%	10.1%
Other	35.8%	35.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Keystone, FL	26,359	$186,631	129.5%
Harbor Bluffs, FL	3,204	$148,287	82.3%
Belleair, FL	4,305	$148,268	82.3%
Westchase, FL	23,975	$147,391	81.2%
Belleair Beach, FL	1,529	$140,883	73.2%
Clearwater, FL	120,302	$73,637	9.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Beaumont, TX	120,037	$70,774	13.0%
Provo, UT	119,883	$75,028	7.8%
Brandon, FL	119,685	$92,622	13.9%
Independence, MO	120,977	$76,268	6.2%
Fairfield, CA	121,000	$128,562	58.1%
Clearwater, FL	120,302	$73,637	9.5%

Source: The Clearwater, FL employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.