COMPARING TWO PLACES
Clearwater vs Waite Park
PLACE A
Clearwater, Florida
VS
PLACE B
Waite Park, Minnesota
Clearwater is 1253% larger than Waite Park. Clearwater earns more, with a median household income $7,096 higher. Waite Park has grown faster since 2000 (24% vs 9%).
CLEARWATERWAITE PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population114,3648,450+1253% vs Waite Park
Population density4,369669+3,700
Population growth8.9%24.2%−15.3 pts
Median age46.638.1+8.5
Male49.2%45.5%+3.8 pts
Female50.8%54.5%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born17.2%28.0%−10.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.1%51.7%+13.4 pts
Black10.5%35.5%−25.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.1%9.1%+8.0 pts
Asian2.8%1.6%+1.2 pts
Other4.5%2.1%+2.4 pts
Median household income$66,381$59,285+$7,096
Per capita income$44,653$29,293+$15,360
Poverty rate14.8%21.2%−6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5030.404+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%20.1%+12.4 pts
Graduate degree12.3%5.9%+6.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%7.5%−3.3 pts
Labor force participation59.4%66.0%−6.6 pts
Median home value$361,300$219,400+$141,900
Median gross rent$1,658$1,117+$541
Owner-occupied58.6%51.3%+7.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%3.5%+14.7 pts
Rent-burdened households59.3%57.4%+1.9 pts
Average commute22.718.7+4.0
Worked from home20.7%5.8%+14.8 pts
Public transit to work3.7%1.9%+1.7 pts
Uninsured15.1%3.8%+11.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025