Clearwater County, Minnesota

Clearwater County has a population of 8,616 and has grown 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $192,100, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $64,475.

Home price
$192,100
Income
$64,475
Population
8,616
Unemployment
7.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$192,100county
Median gross rent$742county
Median year homes here were built1980county
Share of homes built before 198050.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant25.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use17.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,619(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$785county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,179county
Home insurance / yr$2,729(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.6(statewide)
Median household income$64,475county
Family health premium / yr$23,565(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$22,569(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate12.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home7.6%county
Unemployment rate7.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.1%county
Economic output per resident$45,662county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax9.85%(statewide)
Capital gains tax10.85%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.14%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service21 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport28536county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.2%county
Traffic deaths23.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0002.5(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher88.4%county
Public schools in the county4county
Public school enrollment1330county
Students per full-time teacher12.8county
Free lunch eligible55.9%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools0county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution25 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians35county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.3%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,616county
Land area in square miles999county
People per square mile of land8.6county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store17.2%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract69.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.1%county
Second languages7.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.9%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents352county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in173county
Households that moved away194county
Average income of arriving households$53,861county
Average income of departing households$44,742county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings38.4%(statewide)
Violent crime rate257(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature41°Fcounty
Annual precipitation21.6 incounty
Annual snowfall49.7 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.62 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F2 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing171 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 3bcounty
Frost-free days128 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 20county
Average first fall frostSep 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$141county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh13.9¢county
Household electricity use1,008 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$13.14(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity22.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas17.7%county
Homes heated by propane37.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil5.9%county
Homes heated by wood13.7%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk10.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk60.2county
Landslide risk58.7county
Hail risk23.8county
Earthquake risk1.0county
Tornado risk17.3county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk12.1county
Winter weather risk50.5county
Strong wind risk15.4county
Wildfire risk65.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Clearwater County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Minnesota figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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