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Clear Lake Shores, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Clear Lake Shores is a Census city of 1,140 people across 0.43 square miles of land, in Galveston County. Median household income is $111,818, 76.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clear Lake Shores
What Clear Lake Shores is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.43 sq mi
- Water area0.28 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,623
- County holding the largest share of its areaGalveston 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 Clear Lake Shores
- Population1,140
- Median age54.0
- Population under 18192 plus or minus 53
- Share under 1816.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over279
- Share 65 and over24.5 percent
- Households492
- Family households296
- Share of households that are families60.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Clear Lake Shores
- Median household income$111,818
- Per capita income$63,508
- Civilian labor force559
- Employed518
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 21
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over874
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher48.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Clear Lake Shores
- Housing units584
- Occupied units492
- Vacant units92 plus or minus 64
- Vacancy rate15.8 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Owner occupied374
- Renter occupied118 plus or minus 38
- Ownership rate76.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$463,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,808
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.4 percent
- Single family units480
- Share single family82.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more102 plus or minus 44
- Share in buildings of two or more17.5 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Clear Lake Shores gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute433
- Commuting under 15 minutes94 plus or minus 40
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more198 plus or minus 48
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.7 percent
- Drove alone74.4 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home15.3 percent plus or minus 5.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Clear Lake Shores
Flood risk in Clear Lake Shores
- NFIP communityCity of Clear Lake Shores
- NFIP community number485461
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/15/19
The City of Clear Lake Shores participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 485461 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Galveston County, not Clear Lake Shores
Galveston County context, not Clear Lake Shores figures
- Establishments in Galveston County6,597
- Covered employment, Galveston County122,734
- Average annual pay, Galveston County$62,650
- Housing units permitted, Galveston County3,148
Every figure in this section is published for Galveston County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clear Lake Shores.
All Galveston 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
Clear Lake Shores questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clear Lake Shores, Texas?
1,140, in 492 households. Clear Lake Shores city covers 0.43 square miles of land, which is 2,623 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Clear Lake Shores in?
Galveston 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 Clear Lake Shores?
$111,818. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $463,400. Median gross rent is $1,808 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Clear Lake Shores in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Clear Lake Shores appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Clear Lake Shores, city of, community 485461, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Clear Lake Shores figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Galveston 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 Clear Lake Shores.
Is zoning published for Clear Lake Shores?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.