Claremont is a very small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,729 people and three associated neighborhoods, Claremont is the 323rd largest community in North Carolina.Claremont is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Claremont is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Claremont who work in office and administrative support (10.02%), sales jobs (7.87%), and healthcare (7.77%). Being a small city, Claremont does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Claremont is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.86% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Claremont in 2022 was $36,448, which is upper middle income relative to North Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,792 for a family of four. However, Claremont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Claremont is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Claremont home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Claremont residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Claremont include English, German, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Claremont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
