Clermont is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 48,621 people and 16 associated neighborhoods, Clermont is the 81st largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Clermont was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Clermont economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Clermont, where the median household income is $79,789.00.Clermont is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clermont is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clermont who work in management occupations (12.80%), office and administrative support (12.12%), and sales jobs (11.54%). Of important note, Clermont is also a city of artists. Clermont has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clermont’s character. Also of interest is that Clermont has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Clermont telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.98% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. One downside of living in Clermont, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.11 minutes every day commuting to work. The city of Clermont is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.The citizens of Clermont are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.73% of adults in Clermont have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Clermont in 2022 was $37,946, which is middle income relative to Florida, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $151,784 for a family of four. However, Clermont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clermont is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American. Clermont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.78% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clermont include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Guyanese. Foreign born people are also an important part of Clermont's cultural character, accounting for 17.73% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in Clermont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
