Clewiston, FL

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2022 Population
39,902
1.17% 1-year growth
US Senator
Marco Rubio
Republican Party
US Senator
Rick Scott
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
35.1
0% 1-year change
2022 Poverty Rate
22.3%
13.9% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$49,259
26.8% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$153,200
31.1% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Clewiston, FL had a population of 39.9k people with a median age of 35.1 and a median household income of $49,259. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Clewiston, FL grew from 39,439 to 39,902, a 1.17% increase and its median household income grew from $38,843 to $49,259, a 26.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Clewiston, FL are White (Hispanic) (32.1%), White (Non-Hispanic) (28.9%), Two+ (Hispanic) (17.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (10.3%), and Other (Hispanic) (6.28%).

None of the households in Clewiston, FL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

83.9% of the residents in Clewiston, FL are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Clewiston, FL was $153,200, and the homeownership rate was 69.7%.

Most people in Clewiston, FL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Clewiston, FL was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Clewiston, FL is home to a population of 39.9k people, from which 83.9% are citizens. As of 2022, 27.7% of Clewiston, FL residents were born outside of the country (11.1k people).

In 2022, there were 1.11 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Clewiston, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.5k White (Non-Hispanic) and 6.96k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

83.9%
2022 Citizenship
84.3%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 83.9% of Clewiston, FL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Clewiston, FL was 84.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Clewiston, FL
  1. White (Hispanic)
    12.8k ± 1.37k
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    11.5k ± 246
  3. Two+ (Hispanic)
    6.96k ± 1.25k
57.1%
Hispanic Population
22.8k people

In 2022, there were 1.11 times more White (Hispanic) residents (12.8k people) in Clewiston, FL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 11.5k White (Non-Hispanic) and 6.96k Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

57.1% of the people in Clewiston, FL are hispanic (22.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Clewiston, FL as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

27.7%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
11.1k people
26.4%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
10.4k people

As of 2022, 27.7% of Clewiston, FL residents (11.1k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Clewiston, FL was 26.4%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    519 ± 200
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    331 ± 148
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    77 ± 90

Clewiston, FL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.57 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Clewiston, FL employs 18.2k people. The largest industries in Clewiston, FL are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (2,354 people), Retail Trade (2,193 people), and Construction (2,073 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($52,833), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($46,579), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($44,756).

Occupations

18.2k
2022 Value
± 1,538
3.89%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clewiston, FL grew at a rate of 3.89%, from 17.5k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Clewiston, FL, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,061 people), Sales & Related Occupations (1,877 people), and Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (1,837 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Clewiston, FL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

18.2k
2022 Value
± 1,538
3.89%
1 Year growth
± 11.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Clewiston, FL grew at a rate of 3.89%, from 17.5k employees to 18.2k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Clewiston, FL, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (2,354 people), Retail Trade (2,193 people), and Construction (2,073 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Clewiston, FL, though some of these residents may live in Clewiston, FL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,261
Median earning men ± $2,115
$26,981
Median earning women ± $4,179

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,598), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($47,599), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($41,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($42,800), Construction ($34,269), and Manufacturing ($31,390).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.23%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 9.69M people employed in Florida. This represents a 4.23% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 12.6%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Florida.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 171
    Educational Services, Health Care & Social Assistance
  2. 136
    Finance & Insurance, and Real Estate, Rental & Leasing
  3. 129
    Retail Trade

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Florida went to Donald J. Trump with 51.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (47.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.635%).

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing the state of Florida. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Florida

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Marco Rubio
Senator from Florida3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Rick Scott
Senator from Florida1
Assumed office on January 8, 2019
Inauguration delayed in order to finish his term as Governor of Florida.

Marco Rubio and Rick Scott are the senators currently representing Florida.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Florida over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representatives from Florida

Florida is currently represented by 28 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Florida have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 1.19% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.2% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (4.97M), Some college (3.58M), and Bachelors Degree (3.32M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Clewiston, FL was $153,200 in 2022, which is 0.543 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $116,900 to $153,200, a 31.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Clewiston, FL is 69.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Clewiston, FL have an average commute time of 30.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Clewiston, FL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Clewiston, FL is $49,259. In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Clewiston, FL was St. Johns County, FL with a value of $100,020, followed by Santa Rosa County, FL and Nassau County, FL, with respective values of $84,715 and $84,085.

Property

$153,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$10,009
$9,269
Median Property Taxes
±$911

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Clewiston, FL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Clewiston, FL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69.7%
Homeownership
2022
69.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 69.7% of the housing units in Clewiston, FL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 69.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Clewiston, FL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In 2022, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Clewiston, FL was St. Johns County, FL with a value of $100,020, followed by Santa Rosa County, FL and Nassau County, FL, with respective values of $84,715 and $84,085.

The following map shows all of the counties in Clewiston, FL colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,259
Median Household Income
± $4,850
13.3k
Number of Households
± 1,156

In 2022, the median household income of the 13.3k households in Clewiston, FL grew to $49,259 from the previous year's value of $38,843.

The following chart displays the households in Clewiston, FL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Clewiston, FL is from Florida.
0.474
2022 Wage GINI in Florida
0.473
2021 Wage GINI in Florida

In 2022, the income inequality in Florida was 0.474 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.285% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Florida was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Florida in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (69.1%)
  2. Carpooled (16%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.48%)

In 2022, 69.1% of workers in Clewiston, FL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16%) and those who worked at home (5.48%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

30.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Clewiston, FL have a longer commute time (30.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 5.26% of the workforce in Clewiston, FL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Clewiston, FL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Clewiston, FL have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

22.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Clewiston, FL (8.73k out of 39.2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Clewiston, FL is Hispanic, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

78.3% of the population of Clewiston, FL has health coverage, with 28.3% on employee plans, 28.7% on Medicaid, 9.31% on Medicare, 11.1% on non-group plans, and 0.827% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Florida see 1376 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1372 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1583 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 514 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,376 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Florida

Primary care physicians in Florida see an average of 1,376 patients per year. This represents a 0.292% increase from the previous year (1,372 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Florida in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.1% under 18 years, 23.2% between 18 and 34 years, 36.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 13% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.1% were men and 46.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

21.7%
Uninsured
28.3%
Employer Coverage
28.7%
Medicaid
9.31%
Medicare
11.1%
Non-Group
0.827%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Clewiston, FL declined by 9.02% from 23.8% to 21.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Clewiston, FL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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