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Clear Lake, WA

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Overview


Clear Lake is a very small town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,228 people and just one neighborhood, Clear Lake is the 253rd largest community in Washington. Much of the housing stock in Clear Lake was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Clear Lake economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Clear Lake, where the median household income is $63,125.00.

Housing costs in Clear Lake are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

Occupations and Workforce

Clear Lake is a blue-collar town, with 51.97% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Clear Lake is a town of production and manufacturing workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Clear Lake who work in office and administrative support (7.89%), food service (7.02%), and management occupations (7.02%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Clear Lake has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Clear Lake has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Clear Lake than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Clear Lake may be for you.

One downside of living in Clear Lake, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.11 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Clear Lake doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Clear Lake rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.87% of adults 25 and older in Clear Lake have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Clear Lake in 2018 was $30,912, which is lower middle income relative to Washington, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,648 for a family of four. However, Clear Lake contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clear Lake is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clear Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clear Lake residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clear Lake include German, French, Irish, Norwegian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Clear Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (25.5%) than in 97.3% of the neighborhoods in America.

Occupations

More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 97.1% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Ukrainian and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.6% of this neighborhood's residents have Ukrainian ancestry and 9.2% have French ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Clear Lake are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 67.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 38.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 88.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 44.8% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 23.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (21.8%), and 8.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Clear Lake, WA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (22.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (14.1%), and residents who report English roots (12.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (9.2%), along with some Norwegian ancestry residents (6.0%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.6% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.

Here most residents (67.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (25.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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