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Lake Clarke Shores, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Lake Clarke Shores is a Census town of 3,587 people across 0.92 square miles of land, in Palm Beach County. Median household income is $156,696, 92.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $551,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Clarke Shores
What Lake Clarke Shores is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.92 sq mi
- Water area0.11 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,887
- County holding the largest share of its areaPalm Beach 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.
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How many people live in Lake Clarke Shores
- Population3,587
- Median age48.9
- Population under 18632 plus or minus 266
- Share under 1817.6 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over746 plus or minus 216
- Share 65 and over20.8 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Households1,162
- Family households891
- Share of households that are families76.7 percent plus or minus 18.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Lake Clarke Shores
- Median household income$156,696 plus or minus $46,377
- Per capita income$56,750
- Civilian labor force1,785
- Employed1,667
- Unemployed118 plus or minus 131
- Unemployment rate6.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over2,415
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher90.7 percent plus or minus 24.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher57.1 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Lake Clarke Shores
- Housing units1,396
- Occupied units1,162
- Vacant units234 plus or minus 149
- Vacancy rate16.8 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Owner occupied1,080
- Renter occupied82 plus or minus 94
- Ownership rate92.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$573,800 plus or minus $139,704
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,427 plus or minus $810
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units1,192
- Share single family85.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more158 plus or minus 119
- Share in buildings of two or more11.3 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 73
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Lake Clarke Shores gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,036 plus or minus 497
- Commuting under 15 minutes94 plus or minus 120
- Share commuting under 15 minutes9.1 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more305 plus or minus 151
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more29.4 percent
- Drove alone54.5 percent plus or minus 25.7
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home35.3 percent plus or minus 21.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Lake Clarke Shores (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$551,000
- Average approval$275,500
- Median approval$275,500
- Largest approval$401,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Clarke Shores, 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.
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Flood risk in Lake Clarke Shores
- NFIP communityTown of Lake Clarke Shores
- NFIP community number120211
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date10/05/17
The Town of Lake Clarke Shores participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120211 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Palm Beach County, not Lake Clarke Shores
Palm Beach County context, not Lake Clarke Shores figures
- Establishments in Palm Beach County55,803
- Covered employment, Palm Beach County666,889
- Average annual pay, Palm Beach County$77,246
- Housing units permitted, Palm Beach County4,089
Every figure in this section is published for Palm Beach County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Clarke Shores.
All Palm Beach County figures →
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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What this page does not hold.
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
Lake Clarke Shores questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Clarke Shores, Florida?
3,587, in 1,162 households. Lake Clarke Shores town covers 0.92 square miles of land, which is 3,887 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Clarke Shores in?
Palm Beach 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 Lake Clarke Shores?
$156,696. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $573,800. Median gross rent is $1,427 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lake Clarke Shores businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $551,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $275,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Clarke Shores, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lake Clarke Shores borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lake Clarke Shores. 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 Lake Clarke Shores in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Clarke Shores appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Clarke Shores, town of, community 120211, carrying Community Rating System class 8, 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 Lake Clarke Shores figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Palm Beach 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 Lake Clarke Shores.
Is zoning published for Lake Clarke Shores?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.