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Economy & jobs Statistics · City estimate

Below the poverty line in Clearwater Beach

2021 – 2024 · 4 data points 14 of 18 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 27, 2026
Economy & jobs · Clearwater Beach Pinellas County Florida United States

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

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Overview 7 figures People 21 figures Economy 20 figures Housing 8 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 8 figures
Latest value · 2024 5.4% −0.6 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 14 of 18 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs Pinellas County −6.2 pp Pinellas County: 11.5% · 2024
Below the poverty line, 2021 – 2024 percent · Clearwater Beach · Pinellas County · Florida · United States
Clearwater Beach Pinellas County Florida United States

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

Compared with Below the poverty line · percent
Clearwater Beach
5.4%
Pinellas County
11.5%
Florida
12.6%
United States
12.5%

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

The series at a glance Clearwater Beach · 2021 – 2024
Latest value 5.4% · 2024
First value 6.4% · 2021
Highest 6.4% · 2021
Lowest 5.4% · 2024
Data points 4

By year

All years · 2021 – 2024

YearClearwater BeachChange Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 5.4% −0.6 pp 11.5% 12.6% 12.5%
2023estimate 6.0% +0.5 pp 11.4% 12.6% 12.4%
2022estimate 5.5% −0.9 pp 11.5% 12.9% 12.5%
2021estimate 6.4% 11.5% 13.1% 12.6%

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

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBelow the poverty line
1 Fountain 29.3%
2 Ochopee 26.7%
3 Boca Grande 18.1%
4 Youngstown 15.5%
5 Carol City 13.2%
6 Coconut Grove 11.5%
7 Cantonment 10.3%
8 Holt 9.2%
9 Myakka City 8.7%
10 Baker 8.7%
11 Santa Rosa Beach 6.6%
12 Clearwater Beach 6.0%
13 McDavid 5.5%
14 Inlet Beach 5.3%
15 Everglades City 4.4%
16 Pensacola Beach 3.4%
17 Elkton 3.2%
18 Placida 2.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2023

What it means

The share of residents living in households below the official poverty threshold.

How it is calculated

Residents in households whose income is below the federal poverty threshold for their size, from the survey.