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. 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 $79,789.00.
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.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.98% 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.
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 33.11 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
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 population of Clermont is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.