For a small city, Clewiston has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Clewiston exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.
In Clewiston, just 11.10% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Clewiston in 2022 was $26,751, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $107,004 for a family of four. However, Clewiston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clewiston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clewiston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Clewiston, accounting for 50.65% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Clewiston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clewiston include German, English, African, Irish, and Italian.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Clewiston's cultural character, accounting for 27.72% of the city’s population.
The most common language spoken in Clewiston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
