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People Statistics · City estimate

Population in Clearwater Beach

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points 6 of 18 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 23, 2026

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Population, 2021 – 2024 people

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021 – 2024

Compared with Population · people
Clearwater Beach 8,081
Pinellas County 949K · 2025
Florida 23M · 2025
United States 342M · 2025
World 8.2B · 2025

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Clearwater Beach · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 8,081 · 2024
First value 7,615 · 2021
Highest 8,081 · 2024
Lowest 7,409 · 2023
Average change +2.0% a year on average
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearClearwater Beach±Change Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited StatesWorld
2024estimate 8,081 806 +9.1% 960K 23M 340M 8.1B
2023estimate 7,409 778 −0.7% 966K 23M 337M 8.1B
2022estimate 7,458 702 −2.1% 964K 22M 334M 8B
2021estimate 7,615 717 960K 22M 332M 7.9B

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryPopulation
18 Everglades City 110
17 Ochopee 110
16 Boca Grande 925
15 Inlet Beach 2,158
14 Holt 2,577
13 Placida 2,830
12 McDavid 3,269
11 Elkton 4,666
10 Fountain 4,920
9 Youngstown 5,718
8 Baker 6,452
7 Clearwater Beach 7,615
6 Myakka City 7,659
5 Pensacola Beach 9,610
4 Santa Rosa Beach 18,544
3 Cantonment 29,568
2 Coconut Grove 34,434
1 Carol City 38,817

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2021

What it means

How many people live here — residents, not visitors.

How it is calculated

Official count or estimate of residents for each year: a census plus births, deaths and moves since then. Estimates are revised when a new census comes out.