Clear Lake is a tiny city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 663 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clear Lake is the 432nd largest community in Minnesota. Much of the housing stock in Clear Lake was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Clear Lake economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Clear Lake, where the median household income is $105,724.00.

Clear Lake real estate is some of the most expensive in Minnesota, although Clear Lake house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Clear Lake has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 18.31% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Clear Lake is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Clear Lake really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Clear Lake perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

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

The percentage of people in Clear Lake who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.33% of adults in Clear Lake have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clear Lake in 2022 was $39,077, which is upper middle income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,308 for a family of four.

The people who call Clear Lake home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clear Lake residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Clear Lake include German, Norwegian, Polish, Irish, and Swedish.

The most common language spoken in Clear Lake is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.