Population 1,205 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Clear Lake
Household size in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.46 | 2.69 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.77 | 2.71 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.59 | 2.66 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.67 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.22 | −0.11 | −0.03 |
At 2.67 people per household, Clear Lake sits close to the national average of 2.65. The typical household here is bigger than in Illinois overall, where it has 2.58 people. Household size has climbed from 2.46 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.9 | 37.6 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 39.0 | 38.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 37.5 | 39.6 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 34.7 | 40.2 | 40.1 |
| Change | −9.2 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Clear Lake is young: half of its residents are under 34.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults and children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 13.1% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 11.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.9% | 11.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 25.2% | 11.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +12.1 pts | −0.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Clear Lake: 25.2% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Clear Lake
Renters in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.2% | 30.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.2% | 33.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 18.2% | 33.9% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 31.4% | 32.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +20.2 pts | +2.1 pts | +1.5 pts |
Just over three in ten households in Clear Lake rent their homes (31.4%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. The picture is much the same across Illinois. More than a third of owners (35.9%) have paid off their mortgages, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 23.8% | 10.0% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 9.2% | 10.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.7% | 9.8% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 7.5% | 8.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | −16.3 pts | −1.9 pts | −1.8 pts |
Fewer homes sit empty in Clear Lake than nationally: 7.5%, against 9.6% for the U.S. That is in line with the rest of Illinois.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1976 | 1966 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1980 | 1967 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1982 | 1968 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1983 | 1970 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in Clear Lake are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1983, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are newer than in Illinois as a whole, where the median home dates to 1970.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $538 | $953 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $810 | $1,028 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $813 | $1,165 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $988 | $1,428 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$449 | +$475 | +$606 |
Rent in Clear Lake runs $988 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.4% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Clear Lake
Bachelor's degrees in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 20.0% | 31.2% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 15.2% | 32.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.8% | 34.7% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.4% | 37.7% | 35.6% |
| Change | +3.4 pts | +6.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Clear Lake have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 23.4%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 88.3% | 86.3% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 92.3% | 87.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.8% | 89.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 95.2% | 90.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.9 pts | +4.0 pts | +4.3 pts |
High school completion is high in Clear Lake: 95.2% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Clear Lake
| Period | Clear Lake | Illinois | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.4% | 8.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 12.9% | 10.2% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.0% | 6.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 5.5% | 6.0% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.9 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
At 5.5%, unemployment in Clear Lake is close to the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Clear Lake compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake | 2.67 | 34.7 | 25.2% | 31.4% | 7.5% | 1983 | $988 | 23.4% | 95.2% | 5.5% |
| Riverton | 2.31 | 45.3 | 2.4% | 29.0% | 14.3% | 1975 | $1,026 | 20.3% | 94.0% | 0.2% |
| Bissell | 2.23 | 48.7 | 9.2% | 9.8% | 8.2% | 1991 | $940 | 29.7% | 89.5% | 4.0% |
| Spaulding | 2.41 | 46.1 | 1.3% | 5.2% | 12.4% | 1986 | $1,082 | 35.5% | 95.4% | 1.4% |
| Devereux Heights | 1.87 | 54.4 | 4.9% | 27.9% | 10.3% | 1974 | $1,031 | 19.8% | 97.2% | 8.7% |
| Rochester | 2.64 | 45.7 | 4.6% | 6.0% | 6.6% | 1987 | $1,327 | 46.9% | 98.8% | 2.1% |
| Dawson | 2.43 | 49.9 | 9.5% | 11.1% | 5.2% | 1982 | $769 | 27.2% | 95.8% | 2.4% |
| Springfield | 2.25 | 41.7 | 12.4% | 34.6% | 11.6% | 1970 | $1,087 | 34.8% | 93.0% | 7.4% |
| Sherman | 2.66 | 45.1 | 6.0% | 9.8% | 3.5% | 1992 | $1,652 | 47.9% | 96.9% | 2.1% |
| Southern View | 2.05 | 45.5 | 8.8% | 36.1% | 7.3% | 1962 | $1,178 | 24.8% | 91.0% | 5.2% |
| Jerome | 2.06 | 32.7 | 22.4% | 39.7% | 9.7% | 1961 | $891 | 28.3% | 92.3% | 5.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Clear Lake. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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