COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clearwater vs Aiken
PLACE A
Clearwater, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Aiken, South Carolina
Clearwater is 238% larger than Aiken. Aiken earns more, with a median household income $10,365 higher.
CLEARWATERAIKENDIFFERENCE
Total population114,36433,808+238% vs Aiken
Population density4,3691,562+2,807
Population growth8.9%8.5%+0.5 pts
Median age46.646.6Even
Male49.2%44.9%+4.3 pts
Female50.8%55.1%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born17.2%3.3%+13.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%59.2%+5.9 pts
Black10.5%30.1%−19.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.1%4.7%+12.4 pts
Asian2.8%1.7%+1.1 pts
Other4.5%4.3%+0.3 pts
Median household income$66,381$76,746−$10,365
Per capita income$44,653$45,554−$901
Poverty rate14.8%17.0%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.500Even
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%47.7%−15.1 pts
Graduate degree12.3%18.5%−6.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%5.4%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation59.4%53.0%+6.4 pts
Median home value$361,300$286,800+$74,500
Median gross rent$1,658$1,180+$478
Owner-occupied58.6%68.1%−9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%13.5%+4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households59.3%52.4%+6.9 pts
Average commute22.724.2−1.5
Worked from home20.7%12.2%+8.5 pts
Public transit to work3.7%0.7%+3.0 pts
Uninsured15.1%5.8%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025