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33440

Clewiston, FL · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
20,855
Median household income
$56,341
People below poverty
24.6%
Median home value
$208,000

Income

The median income of households in 33440 was $56,341. An estimated 7.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8
$15,000 to $24,999 10.9
$25,000 to $34,999 11.5
$35,000 to $49,999 12.5
$50,000 to $74,999 14.8
$75,000 to $99,999 12
$100,000 to $149,999 17
$150,000 to $199,999 5.5
$200,000 or more 3.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50982
Female 42321

An estimated 76.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,646. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.4
Social Security 31.5
Retirement income 18.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 2.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 29.5% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 24.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 29.5
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 24.8

In 2020-2024, 26.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 51.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 45% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 34.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 33440 in 2020-2024, 82.6% had health insurance coverage and 17.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 47.7% and public coverage was 43.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 11.3%.


In 2020-2024, 33440 had a total population of 20,855 - 9,976 (47.8%) females and 10,879 (52.2%) males. The median age was 39.6 years. An estimated 24.1% of the population was under 18 years, 29.1% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 17 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 33440 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 393 839
5 to 9 670 345
10 to 14 1191 748
15 to 19 757 939
20 to 24 983 680
25 to 29 604 378
30 to 34 659 320
35 to 39 593 454
40 to 44 714 674
45 to 49 757 710
50 to 54 637 578
55 to 59 614 775
60 to 64 553 742
65 to 69 652 854
70 to 74 219 478
75 to 79 307 218
80 to 84 385 112
85 and over 191 132

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 42.4% were White; 17.3% were Black or African American; 8.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.2% were Asian; 9.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 31.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 54.5% of the people in 33440 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 24.9% of the people in 33440 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 7,245 households in 33440. The average household size was 2.77 people.

Married-couple households made up 45.5% of the households in 33440 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.1% of all households, while 14.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.5% of all households.

In 33440, 34.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 45.5
Cohabiting Couples 9.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45.6% of males and 40.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.8 31.3
Now married, except separated 45.6 40.9
Separated 1.5 2.2
Widowed 0.9 5.9
Divorced 10.1 19.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 33440, 549 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 55% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 69.6% of the people living in 33440 were U.S. natives. 49.6% of the 33440 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 30.4% of 33440 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 33440 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 33440.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 86.3
Asia 7.5
Europe 5.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0.3

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 33440 in 2020-2024, 51.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 47% of people at least five years old; 21.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 47
Other Indo-European languages 3.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.9

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89 % of the people at least one year old living in 33440 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 70.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 12.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 29.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 33440 was 5,318 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 275 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,802. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,241.

Educational Attainment of People in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 29.7
High school diploma or equivalency 35.3
Some college, no degree 15.3
Associate's degree 7.5
Bachelor's degree 8.4
Graduate or professional degree 3.8

Disability

In 33440, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.9% of people under 18 years old, to 14.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 33440, 50.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 46.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,706 80
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,295 15.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 380 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 33440 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 15.8
Construction 9.1
Manufacturing 8.5
Wholesale trade 2.9
Retail trade 10.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.9
Other Services, except public administration 4.9
Public administration 5.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 33440 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,498 29.8
Service occupations 1,049 12.5
Sales and office occupations 1,704 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,645 19.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,490 17.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.9% of 33440 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.9
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 3
Other means 5.7
Worked from home 5.4

In 2020-2024, 33440 had a total of 8,261 housing units. Of these housing units, 57.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 7.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 34.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 57.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.6
Mobile homes 34.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

9.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 33440 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 64.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 33440 had 7,245 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,016 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 72.1% while renters occupied 27.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.82 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.63.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.2% and another 25.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 33440:

House Heating Fuel Used in 33440 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 5.6
Electricity 86.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 0.1
No fuel used 7.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 33440 was $208,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 42.9 % had a mortgage. 57.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,473 and for owners without a mortgage it was $531.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 33440 was $927. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.