Bay to Beach

City of Clearwater BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL BAY TO BEACH

2016 COMMUNITY PROFILE

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ABOUT CLEARWATER CLEARWATER CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT DEMOGRAPHICS HOUSING AND PROPERTY TAXES EDUCATION WORKFORCE TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT QUALITY LIVING RECREATION Fred Howard Park KEYS DODECANESE BLVD. TO NE TARPON AVE. R TARPON SPRINGS D. Sponge Tarpon Springs Sunset Docks Cultural Center . Brooker Creek Beach D Preserve R .

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S For detailed and interactive maps, go to: VisitSPC.com/Maps ABOUT CLEARWATER

AVERAGE361 ANNUAL DAYS OF SUNSHINE 81.9ºFAVERAGE ANNUAL HIGH TEMPERATURE 54.7”AVERAGE ANNUAL INCHES OF RAINFALL

65.4ºFAVERAGE ANNUAL LOW TEMPERATURE 73.7ºFAVERAGE TEMPERATURE

Located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Clearwater is known for its internationally famous beach, semitropical climate and cool breezes off the Gulf of Mexico. The city has a high coastal bluff which commands a picturesque view of the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. Clearwater is home to more than 110,000 residents. Centrally located on the Pinellas peninsula, Clearwater is only a 20-minute drive to Tampa International Airport (TPA) and near the cities of Tampa and St. Petersburg. Tourism is a major economic driver for Clearwater, with more than one million annual visitors enjoying our beach, boating, fishing, fine dining and luxury hotels. Clearwater is also home to a growing and diverse business climate with established businesses in finance, information technology, software, insurance, marine science, medical technology and manufacturing. The Tampa Bay region, which encompasses Clearwater, benefits from continued job growth and affordable quality of life, an abundant workforce and excellent educational opportunities. We welcome you to explore! CLEARWATER CITY COUNCIL AND MANAGEMENT

Mayor Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember George N. Cretekos Doreen Caudell Dr. Bob Cundiff Bill Jonson Hoyt Hamilton (Seat 2) (Seat 3) (Seat 4) (Seat 5)

Vision Clearwater will be a uniquely beautiful and vibrant community That is socially and economically diverse; That invests for the future; and That is a wonderful place to live, learn, work, visit and play.

Mission The Mission of the City of Clearwater is to Provide cost effective municipal services and infrastructure; Facilitate development of the economy; and Support a high quality of life and experience. City Manager Bill Horne

CITY OF CLEARWATER INCORPORATED MAY 27, 1915

Economic Development & Housing Department 112 S. Osceola Ave. Clearwater, FL 33756 Phone: (727) 562-4220 Fax: (727) 562-4075 myclearwater.com/econdev DEMOGRAPHICS

111,000 110,703 110,000 POPULATION 109,065 109,000 107,906 108,157 108,000 107,685 107,805

107,000

Source: 2015 ESRI 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

28% GENDER AGE DISTRIBUTION 24%

15% 22%

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UNDER 15 15 - 24 25 - 44 45 - 64 65 + Source: 2015 ESRI 48.3% 51.7% VETERANS Source: 2015 U.S. Census Bureau 9,071 Source: 2015 U.S. Census Bureau RACIAL DISTRIBUTION 45.2 MEDIAN AGE TWO OR MORE RACES 2.8% ASIAN 2.4% Source: 2015 ESRI AMERICAN INDIAN 0.5% OTHER 4.8% PACIFIC ISLANDER 0.1%

BLACK 11.3% HISPANIC 16.3%

WHITE 78.1% NON-HISPANIC 83.7%

Source: 2015 ESRI Source: 2015 ESRI HOUSING AND PROPERTY TAXES

$ 60,416 Average Household Income $ 41,999 Median Household Income $ 26,965 Per Capita Income Source: 2015 ESRI

2000 2015 48,104 Households 48,169 2.17 Average Household Size 2.19 $36,494 Median Household Income $41,999 56,338 Housing Units 60,597 53.2% Owner Occupied 43.4% 32.1% Renter Occupied 36.1% Source: 2015 ESRI

Median value of owner-occupied housing units: $172,154 Source: 2015 ESRI

CITY OF CLEARWATER TAXABLE VALUES The approved millage rate of 5.1550 mills for 2015/2016 2015 $8.7 Billion has remained the same for the last seven fiscal years. The 2014 $8.2 Billion 2015 taxable property values increased by approximately Net Increase $533 Million 6.5%, including new construction. The total value of new Source: Pinellas County Property Appraiser construction in 2015 is estimated at $71.4 million in Clearwater. EDUCATION

CLEARWATERCLEARWATER EDUCAT IONALEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT ATTAINMENT AGEAGE 25+ 25+ GRADUATE-PROFESSIONAL DEGREE BACHELOR’S DEGREE ASSOCIATE DEGREE SOME COLLEGE-NO DEGREE HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADE 9-12 LESS THAN 9TH GRADE Source: 2015 ESRI 56.6% PINELLAS COUNTY WHITE 4.5% SCHOOL SYSTEM ASIAN

K- 12 PINELLAS COUNTY 4.3% STUDENT HIGHER92 EDUCATION ESTABLISHMENTS MULTIRACIAL DEMOGRAPHICS LOCATED WITHIN A 30-MINUTE DRIVE

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS 74 18.6% 0.2% BLACK NATIVE K-12 PINELLAS COUNTY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT AMERICAN 15.8% 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 HISPHISPANIANICC Source: 2015 Pinellas County Schools Public 103,776 103,590 103,391 Private 15,236 17,195 17,000

Home Schooled 2,564 2,730 2,653 Total 121,576 123,515 123,044 Source: 2015 Annie E. Casey Foundation ELEMENTARY2 / MIDDLE SCHOOLS Seventy-six percent of Pinellas County schools received an 21MIDDLE SCHOOLS “A” or “B” grade by the State of Florida grading system. EXCEPTIONAL5 CENTERS Exceptional Centers offer specialty areas by which students can earn industry certification in addition to a high school diploma. This speeds the transition from high school to workforce and/or post-secondary education. Recognizing there is a need for skilled workers, the Pinellas County School District has partnered with local colleges and technical centers to provide an array of certification programs now 18HIGH SCHOOLS 23CHARTER SCHOOLS offered to students. Source: 2015 Pinellas County Schools WORKFORCE

EMPLOYED POPULATION AGED 16+ BY INDUSTRY SERVICES 55.5% RETAIL EMPLOYED 50,512 12.6% BLUE COLLAR 17.3% FINANCE/ INSURANCE/ REAL ESTATE 8.4% WHITE COLLAR 82.7% Source: 2015 ESRI CONSTRUCTION 7.1% MANUFACTURING 6.0% AGRICULTURE/ MINING 0.4% PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 3.5% TRANSPORTATION/ UTILITIES 2.5% WHOLESALE TRADE 2.2% INFORMATION 1.8%

Source: 2015 ESRI HOUSEHOLDS BY INCOME

18.3%

15.2% 15.5% 15.5% 10.00%10.0% 10.00%8.8% 10.7% 2.9% 3.1%

<$15,000 $15,000-$24,999 $25,000-$34,999 $35,000-$49,999 $50,000-$74,999 $75,000-$99,999 $100,000-$149,999 $150,000-$199,999 >200,000 Source: 2015 ESRI TRANSPORTATION

LOCAL MAJOR ROADWAYS Fed. Interstates I-75, I-275, I-375 Fed. Highways US 19, Alt. US 19, US 92 State Highways SR-60, SR-580, SR-590, SR-686 Source: Enterprise Florida

22MINUTE AVERAGE WORK COMMUTE 731,486 FOR CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL AIRLINE PASSENGERS RESIDENTS *Tampa International Airport, 1/1/15- 12/31/15 11,299 STREETLIGHTS IN CLEARWATER PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Pinellas INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) St. Petersburg-Clearwater Tampa International Sarasota-Bradenton Buses 210 International (PIE) Airport (TPA) International (SRQ) Bus Routes 40 Passengers 1,645,402 18,815,425 1,213,804 Bus Stops 4,929 Cargo (Tons) 24,028 93,678 Annual Ridership 14,900,000 Mail (Tons) 101,633 Source: FY 2015 PSTA Gates 10 59 14

Source: St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, 2015; Tampa International Airport, 2015 and Sarasota-Manatee Airport Authority, 2015

PORTS Clearwater serves as an employment center within the Tampa Bay metro area, generating more Port Port daily inbound traffic than outbound traffic. Most commuters to Clearwater are Pinellas County Manatee Tampa Bay residents. The city is committed to making Clearwater a safe and convenient place to live, work Cruise Passengers 867,114 and play by consistently investing in our infrastructure. Walking, riding or driving, from bay to Dry Bulk Cargo (Tons) 806,018 14,674,000 beach, is easy and enjoyable in Clearwater. Take the Jolley Trolley along the beach or head over to downtown on the Clearwater Ferry for a truly unique ride. Liquid Bulk Cargo (Tons) 4,886,083 21,527,567 General Cargo 605,247 1,172,723 Source: Manatee County Port Authority and Tampa Port Authority, 2015 BUSINESS

CLEARWATER BUSINESSES BY EMPLOYMENT SIZE EMPLOYEES Clearwater loves business– big or small, new or expanding, the city provides a wide variety of office, industrial, retail and 18 1-4 81 8 flex spaces to meet your business needs. Offices, industrial 135 2 5-9 areas and retail centers are just minutes to international 10-19 airports, ports and interstates. In the downtown clearwater 401 20-49 central business district, you’ll find attractive lease rates 50-99 627 and even more attractive views of the Intracoastal Waterway 100-249 and Gulf of Mexico. From bay to beach, Clearwater offers the 250-499 ultimate business climate. 1,296 500-999 3,874 1000+

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PINELLAS COUNTY’S LARGEST TARGET INDUSTRY 10% $10 EMPLOYERS* (1,000+ EMPLOYEES) Local Employees 5% 6.1% 13.0% 12.9% 9.9% $5 Business Name (Approx.) 0% $0 Clearwater St. Tampa Total Raymond James Financial 3,500 CBD Peterburg CBD Market Home Shopping Network 2,800 CBD Source: CoStar Group, Year-End 2015, Tampa/St. Petersburg Market Bright House Networks 2,000 Fidelity Information Services 1,800 PINELLAS COUNTY RENTABLE BUILDING AREA (RBA) Nielson Media Research 1,800 Total RBA Vacancy Rate Average Lease Jabil Circuit, Inc. 1,600 Rate Per Sq. Ft. Tech Data Corp. 1,500 Office 40,912,381 11.5% $18.50 Honeywell Aerospace 1,500 Class A 8,735,299 9.0% $22.62 ThinkDirect Marketing Group 1,000 Class B 14,673,594 17.5% $18.22 Ceridian Benefits Services 1,000 Class C 17,512,488 7.6% $14.70 Cox Target Media, Inc. 1,000 Industrial 59,204,312 5.1% $5.38 Macy’s Credit Operations, Inc. 1,000 Flex 9,896,029 13.0% $7.74 Duke Energy 1,000 Retail 54,296,521 6.6% $13.57 *Non-governmental, Non-institutional Source: 2015 CoStar Group Source: Pinellas County Economic Development ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

BUSINESS & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRENGTHS

US is a low risk, high-transparency investment destination Favorable exchange rate Regional employment center for US $ benefits exporters GLOBAL TARGET INDUSTRIES Florida is a favored destination NATIONAL for residents & tourists Industries well-suited for Clearwater’s STATE/REGION capacity and potential Strong regional technology base LOCAL High-profile, internationally- recognized state Health & Human Performance Desirable location, Data Management, climate and amenities Analytics & Services Professional Services Finance & Insurance Strong tourism & Software Marine & Ecological Source: TIP Strategies, Inc. healthcare bases Activities High Tech Electronics & Instruments Businesses succeed in Clearwater. The state’s favorable business tax structure, government Source: TIP Strategies, Inc. policies and no state personal income tax make planning for growth in Clearwater easy. Florida consistently ranks among the best states for business thanks to its pro-business tax policies, competitive cost of doing business and streamlined regulatory environment. Land, labor and capital are more affordable than in other states, making business dollars go further in Florida. As a regional employment center providing nearly 13,000 more jobs than its resident labor force, Clearwater provides opportunities across a broad spectrum of industries.

*ACCRA 2015 COST OF LIVING INDEX COMPARISON Composite Index Grocery Housing Utilities Transportation Health Misc. Tampa, FL 92.5 98.7 77.2 103.5 101.8 91.4 96.2 Atlanta, GA 100.3 105.1 97.8 90.9 103.9 101.9 101.7 Austin, TX 95.1 86.0 87.8 101.8 97.4 100.9 101.6 Charleston, SC 100.9 108.6 95.0 112.5 94.7 105.9 100.6 Denver, CO 107.7 98.7 125.7 96.6 101.0 104.4 102.6

* Tampa is the closest participation city Index and average prices are based on data gathered between 2nd Quarter 2014 and 1st Quarter 2015 Source: The Council For Community and Economic Research (C2ER), formerly the *American Chamber of Commerce Research Association (ACCRA) QUALITY LIVING

Clearwater is planting the seeds for a greener, cleaner city. We collaborate with city agencies, business groups, not-for-profit organizations, and other partners to protect and enhance Clearwater’s sustainability, beauty, environmental quality, and livability. As part of our ongoing commitment, Clearwater is becoming more energy efficient, while saving money and conserving natural resources. Clearwater Greenprint, a community action plan for sustainability, provides the path to achieve these goals.

5,655TONS OF RECYCLABLES COLLECTED 40,294ACRES OF SEA GRASS IN TAMPA BAY, LOCAL9 PRODUCE STANDS SURPASSING 1950s LEVELS IN FY14/15 PROVIDE FRESH AND HEALTHY EATING OPTIONS MILES OF800 UNDERGROUND GAS MAINS 28,000 DISTRIBUTING MULTI-FAMILY SOLID WASTE 27,000 NATURAL AND PROPANE GAS CUSTOMERS RESIDENTIAL SOLID WASTE COMMUNITY5 PARKS CUSTOMERS

23OPEN SPACE PARKS RENOWNED TAMPA BAY 4.2GALLONS OF WATERBillion SUPPLIED ANNUALLY TO OUR CUSTOMERS MEDICAL CENTERS AND HOSPITALS All Children’s Hospital Bay Pines Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Bayfront Medical Center 26NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS Florida Hospital 234SWORN POLICE HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital OFFICERS SERVICING UNIFORM193 FIRE PERSONNEL SERVICING 25.6 SQUARE MILES 40.7 SQUARE MILES HCA Medical Center (INCLUDES UNINCORPORATED H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center CLEARWATER) Morton Plant Hospital ENVIRONMENTAL29 PARKS Mease Countryside Hospital Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute St. Anthony’s Hospital St. Joseph’s Hospital Shriners Hospital for Children University Community Hospital Source: healthgrades.com RECREATION

PUBLIC FACILITIES 4 Volleyball Courts

3 Dog Parks

27 Playgrounds

18 Multipurpose 5 Swimming 22 Basketball Fields Pools Courts

5 Libraries

34 Baseball/ Softball Fields 1000 Acres of Recreation Facilities

7 Recreation Centers 49 Tennis Courts 6 Golf Courses

1.2 Miles of 16.45 Miles of Equestrian Trails Nature Trails 14.77 Miles of Bike Trails

LOCAL ATTRACTIONS AND ANNUAL SIGNATURE EVENT ATTENDANCE Clearwater offers a seemingly endless supply of CAPITOL THEATRE entertainment, natural beauty, and outdoor activities both on land and water. Ideally situated on Florida’s stunning CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM west coast, Clearwater is the ultimate destination, offering CLEARWATER SEA BLUES FESTIVAL (2DAYS) something for every resident and visitor and every budget. CLEARWATER THRESHERS (70 GAMES) Enjoy casual and fine dining, vibrant activities and the rich FUN N’ SUN FESTIVAL history and heritage of our gorgeous coastal community. We invite you to soak up the fun and sun of Clearwater’s HISPANIC HERITAGE CONCERT (1DAY) outstanding coastline. JAZZ HOLIDAY (4 DAYS) PHILLIES SPRING TRAINING (16 DAYS) RUTH ECKERD HALL SUPER BOAT RACES (3 DAYS) WILD SPLASH (1 DAY) MYCLEARWATER.COM