Clewiston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,198 people and five associated neighborhoods, Clewiston is the 241st largest community in Florida.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Clewiston is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 42.03% of the Clewiston workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Clewiston is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and farmers, fishers, or foresters. There are especially a lot of people living in Clewiston who work in farm management occupations (16.17%), sales jobs (11.26%), and management occupations (10.79%). For a small city, Clewiston has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Clewiston exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.The percentage of people in Clewiston with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.10% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Clewiston in 2022 was $26,751, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,004 for a family of four. However, Clewiston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clewiston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clewiston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Clewiston, accounting for 50.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Clewiston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clewiston include German, English, African, Irish, and Italian. Clewiston also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 27.72%. The most common language spoken in Clewiston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
