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Clear Lake, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Clear Lake is a Census CDP of 1,093 people across 2.70 square miles of land, in Skagit County. Median household income is $71,667, 85.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $200,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Clear Lake
What Clear Lake is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.7 sq mi
- Water area0.46 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land404 plus or minus 84
- County holding the largest share of its areaSkagit 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
- Population1,093 plus or minus 227
- Median age54.5
- Population under 18157 plus or minus 58
- Share under 1814.4 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Population 65 and over236 plus or minus 70
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households420 plus or minus 95
- Family households279 plus or minus 64
- Share of households that are families66.4 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
- Median household income$71,667 plus or minus $32,977
- Per capita income$44,056
- Civilian labor force464 plus or minus 212
- Employed455 plus or minus 209
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over815
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Clear Lake
- Housing units462 plus or minus 98
- Occupied units420 plus or minus 95
- Vacant units42 plus or minus 37
- Vacancy rate9.1 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Owner occupied360
- Renter occupied60 plus or minus 71
- Ownership rate85.7 percent plus or minus 25.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$550,500 plus or minus $111,907
- Median gross rent, monthly$731 plus or minus $608
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Single family units442 plus or minus 102
- Share single family95.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more1.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes15 plus or minus 16
- Median year structure built1959
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Clear Lake gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute428 plus or minus 216
- Commuting under 15 minutes55 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes12.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more214 plus or minus 187
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more50.0 percent plus or minus 35.5
- Drove alone54.7 percent plus or minus 34.3
- Carpooled35.2 percent plus or minus 36.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.1 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Worked from home2.1 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Clear Lake (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$200,000
- Average approval$200,000
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$200,000
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval11.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clear Lake, 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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SBA loans in Clear Lake (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$542,000
- Average approval$542,000
- Median approval$542,000
- Largest approval$542,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clear Lake, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Skagit County, not Clear Lake
Skagit County context, not Clear Lake figures
- Establishments in Skagit County3,670
- Covered employment, Skagit County53,884
- Average annual pay, Skagit County$65,374
- Housing units permitted, Skagit County547
Every figure in this section is published for Skagit County as a whole and is not a measurement of Clear Lake.
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 questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Clear Lake, Washington?
1,093, in 420 households. Clear Lake CDP covers 2.70 square miles of land, which is 404 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 in?
Skagit 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?
$71,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $550,500. Median gross rent is $731 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Clear Lake businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $200,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $200,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $542,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Clear Lake, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Clear Lake borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Clear Lake. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Clear Lake figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Skagit 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.
Is zoning published for Clear Lake?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.