Cities / Florida / Clearwater

Clearwater, FL

117,247 people

Right Now

Weather

84.2°F

Mostly Cloudy

Today: Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 88°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, St. Petersburg)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 5.6 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

PIE

8 mi — St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

Population & People

Population

117,247

Median age

46.6

Median household income

$66,381

Poverty rate

14.8%

Unemployment rate

4.2%

Bachelor's degree+

32.6%

Avg. commute

18 min

Hispanic or Latino

17.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$361,300

Median gross rent

$1,658/mo

Homeownership rate

58.58%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,977

HUD Fair Market Rent (Pinellas County, 6 mi from Clearwater), 2026. Efficiency $1593, 1BR $1696, 2BR $1977, 3BR $2527, 4BR $3077. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Florida gasoline midgrade

$4.25

Florida commercial electricity

11.47¢/kWh

Florida industrial electricity

8.84¢/kWh

Florida residential electricity

15.24¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1834641.4

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

1393837.1

All-Transactions House Price Index for Florida

827.88

Unemployment Rate

4.7%

Source: FRED, Florida-specific series.

Nearby Airports

PIE

St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport

8 mi away

TPA

Tampa International Airport

16 mi away

SRQ

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport

42 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Florida energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Florida economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).