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Education & commute Statistics · City estimate

Bachelor's degree or higher in Clearwater

2013 – 2024 · 12 data points 213 of 391 · Towns of Florida Updated Oct 27, 2026
Education & commute · Clearwater Pinellas County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 32.6% +0.1 pp since 2023
Towns of Florida · 2024 213 of 391 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +4.7 pp
vs Pinellas County −4.2 pp Pinellas County: 36.8% · 2024
Bachelor's degree or higher, 2013 – 2024 percent · Clearwater · Pinellas County · Florida · United States
+4.7 pp since 2014
Clearwater Pinellas County Florida United States

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Compared with Bachelor's degree or higher · percent
Clearwater
32.6%
Pinellas County
36.8%
Florida
34.1%
United States
35.7%

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

The series at a glance Clearwater · 2013 – 2024
Latest value 32.6% · 2024
First value 27.1% · 2013
Highest 32.6% · 2024
Lowest 27.1% · 2013
Data points 12

By year

All years · 2013 – 2024

YearClearwaterChange Pinellas CountyFloridaUnited States
2024estimate 32.6% +0.1 pp 36.8% 34.1% 35.7%
2023estimate 32.5% +0.6 pp 35.8% 33.2% 35.0%
2022estimate 31.9% −0.2 pp 35.1% 32.3% 34.3%
2021estimate 32.1% +1.9 pp 34.1% 31.5% 33.7%
2020estimate 30.2% −0.2 pp 32.5% 30.5% —
2019estimate 30.4% +1.5 pp 31.7% 29.9% —
2018estimate 28.9% +1.4 pp 31.0% 29.2% —
2017estimate 27.4% −0.4 pp 30.1% 28.5% —
2016estimate 27.8% +0.2 pp 29.5% 27.9% —
2015estimate 27.6% −0.2 pp 28.9% 27.3% —
2014estimate 27.9% +0.8 pp 28.3% 26.8% —
2013estimate 27.1% 27.5% 26.4% —

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2013 – 2024

Ranking · Towns of Florida

2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryBachelor's degree or higher
1 Navarre Beach 72.4%
2 Key Biscayne 72.0%
3 Wabasso Beach 69.9%
4 Sea Ranch Lakes 69.8%
5 Indian River Shores 68.4%
6 South Beach 66.9%
7 Golden Beach 66.2%
8 Pinecrest 64.7%
9 Sanibel 63.4%
10 Jupiter Island 62.1%
11 Longboat Key 62.1%
12 Sewall's Point 62.0%
13 Nocatee 61.8%
14 Coral Gables 60.4%
15 Parkland 59.7%
16 Palm Beach 59.4%
17 Sawgrass 59.3%
18 Weston 59.1%
19 Surfside 59.0%
20 St Augustine Beach 58.7%
21 Highland Beach 58.4%
22 Westchase 58.0%
23 Ocean Ridge 57.1%
24 Hillsboro Beach 56.9%
25 Tierra Verde 55.5%
…
181 Pace 28.2%
182 Hobe Sound 27.9%
183 Miami Springs 27.8%
184 Clearwater 27.6%
185 Tamarac 27.6%
186 Malabar 27.6%
187 Panama City Beach 27.5%
…

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2015

What it means

The share of adults with at least a bachelor's degree.

How it is calculated

Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's, master's, professional or doctoral degree, from the survey.