With 2,716 people, Clearwater is a city in Kansas. 4% of locals were born outside the United States. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $216,200. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. 538 more people live here than in 2000. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.5% of locals.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,879, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Average education
31% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clearwater
What changed most since 1990
White share98.8% → 90.9%(−7.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age34.6 → 37.2(+2.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)28.9%(41)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)53.5%(76)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era29.6%(42)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 142 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Clearwater, decade by decade
Clearwater population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
1,875
$75,785
$142,804
15.9%
2.9
2000
2,178
$92,347
$162,492
19.7%
9.8
2010
2,481
$81,755
$176,225
26.0%
9.5
2020
2,653
$88,567
$190,896
29.5%
24.3
2024
2,716
$83,879
$216,200
31.4%
21.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
