Clearwater, Pinellas County
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Clearwater’s housing is newer than St. Petersburg’s but still older than most inland boom towns: the ACS median year built is 1978, and the 1970s are the single largest decade of housing. It is a beachfront city in the same county climate as St. Petersburg, but it is a separate permit jurisdiction.
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Local conditions that shape the work
American Community Survey 2020–2024 estimates put Clearwater’s population at 117,247, with 61,123 housing units and a median year built of 1978. About 16% of units were built in 2000 or later, and about 16% were built before 1960.
Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals for St. Petersburg show a July average high of 90.3°F, a January average low of 52.5°F, 3,701 cooling degree days, 446 heating degree days, and 53.62 inches of rain a year, with July the wettest month at 9.73 inches. There is no official Clearwater row in the Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals, so these pages use St. Petersburg, the official Pinellas County station.
City of Clearwater and regional Pinellas-area systems. We did not invent a city-only hardness number. Pinellas County’s 2024 report lists average total hardness of 210 ppm for the county system, which is nearby official context, not a Clearwater-only figure.
Clearwater is a Gulf-front Pinellas city. Hurricanes Helene (September 2024) and Milton (October 2024) both affected the Tampa Bay region. National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone report for Milton (2024).
The City of Clearwater issues its own building permits, separate from St. Petersburg.
Local numbers used on this page
| ACS 2020–2024 median year built | 1978 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 61,123 |
| Population | 117,247 |
| Built 2000 or later | 16% |
| Built before 1960 | 16% |
| Climate station | St. Petersburg 1991–2020 normals (There is no official Clearwater row in the Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals, so these pages use St. Petersburg, the official Pinellas County station.) |
| July average high | 90.3°F |
| January average low | 52.5°F |
| Annual rainfall | 53.62 inches, wettest month July (9.73 inches) |
| Cooling / heating degree days | 3,701 CDD / 446 HDD |
Sources for local facts on this page
We used public records and official reports. We did not invent statistics, reviews, or licenses.
- Florida Climate Center, St. Petersburg 1991–2020 normals
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Clearwater median year built 1978 and year-built counts, via Census Reporter
- Pinellas County 2024 Consumer Confidence Water Quality Report
- Clearwater is a Gulf-front Pinellas city. Hurricanes Helene (September 2024) and Milton (October 2024) both affected the Tampa Bay region.
- National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone report for Milton (2024).
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, contractor licensing
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