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Clearwater, KS

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Overview


Clearwater is a very small city located in the state of Kansas. With a population of 2,642 people and just one neighborhood, Clearwater is the 135th largest community in Kansas.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some cities, Clearwater isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Clearwater are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clearwater is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Clearwater who work in management occupations (14.35%), sales jobs (13.29%), and office and administrative support (10.81%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Clearwater is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Clearwater’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small city, Clearwater does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of people in Clearwater who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.69% of adults in Clearwater have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clearwater in 2018 was $29,737, which is lower middle income relative to Kansas, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,948 for a family of four. However, Clearwater contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Clearwater home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clearwater residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clearwater include German, English, Irish, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Clearwater is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Clearwater, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Clearwater are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.5% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 39.5% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.3%), and 11.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Clearwater, KS, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (23.6%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.1%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (2.7%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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