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Clermont, GA

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Overview


Clermont is a very small town located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 1,126 people and just one neighborhood, Clermont is the 318th largest community in Georgia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Clermont, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Clermont, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Clermont’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Clermont does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $132,188.00.

Clermont real estate is some of the most expensive in Georgia, although Clermont house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clermont is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clermont is a town of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Clermont who work in management occupations (17.92%), office and administrative support (12.80%), and sales jobs (11.46%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.78% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Setting & Lifestyle

Clermont is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Clermont’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

One downside of living in Clermont is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Clermont, the average commute to work is 31.03 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Clermont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The population of Clermont overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Clermont, 22.06% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clermont in 2022 was $47,565, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $190,260 for a family of four. However, Clermont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Clermont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clermont residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Clermont include English, German, Irish, British, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Clermont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Car Ownership

American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 36.2% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 96.8% of the neighborhoods in the nation.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more English ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 21.2% of this neighborhood's residents have English ancestry.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Clermont are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 69.4% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 5.8% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 61.5% of America's neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 43.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 21.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.1%), and 14.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.6% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Clermont, GA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (21.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (11.9%), and residents who report German roots (6.4%), and some of the residents are also of Norwegian ancestry (2.7%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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