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Clearlake, California: commercial real estate data.
Clearlake is a Census city of 16,659 people across 10.13 square miles of land, in Lake County. Median household income is $41,867, 59.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clearlake
What Clearlake is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.13 sq mi
- Water area0.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,645
- County holding the largest share of its areaLake County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clearlake
How many people live in Clearlake
- Population16,659
- Median age38.8
- Population under 184,248
- Share under 1825.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,857
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households6,088
- Family households3,617
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clearlake
Income and work in Clearlake
- Median household income$41,867
- Per capita income$21,287
- Civilian labor force6,344
- Employed5,408
- Unemployed936 plus or minus 296
- Unemployment rate14.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over11,270
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.9 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.1 percent plus or minus 1.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clearlake
Housing in Clearlake
- Housing units7,709
- Occupied units6,088
- Vacant units1,621
- Vacancy rate21.0 percent
- Owner occupied3,622
- Renter occupied2,466
- Ownership rate59.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$214,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,240
- Annual rent as a share of median income35.5 percent
- Single family units4,947
- Share single family64.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more948 plus or minus 248
- Share in buildings of two or more12.3 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Mobile homes1,804
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clearlake
How Clearlake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,584
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,830
- Share commuting under 15 minutes39.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,904 plus or minus 390
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.5 percent
- Drove alone69.2 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Public transport1.7 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Worked from home12.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clearlake
SBA loans in Clearlake (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$10,466,700
- Average approval$3,488,900
- Median approval$4,825,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval9.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clearlake, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Clearlake
Flood risk in Clearlake
- NFIP communityCity of Clearlake
- NFIP community number060714
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 10
- Currently effective map date09/30/05
The City of Clearlake participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 060714 and carries Community Rating System class 10, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Lake County, not Clearlake
Lake County context, not Clearlake figures
- Establishments in Lake County1,089
- Covered employment, Lake County17,522
- Average annual pay, Lake County$53,849
- Housing units permitted, Lake County114
Every figure in this section is published for Lake County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clearlake.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Clearlake questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clearlake, California?
16,659, in 6,088 households. Clearlake city covers 10.13 square miles of land, which is 1,645 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clearlake in?
Lake County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Clearlake?
$41,867. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $214,200. Median gross rent is $1,240 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clearlake businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $10.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $4,825,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clearlake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clearlake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clearlake. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Clearlake in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clearlake appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clearlake, city of, community 060714, carrying Community Rating System class 10, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Clearlake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lake County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Clearlake.
Is zoning published for Clearlake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.