It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Claremont has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Claremont has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Claremont than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Claremont may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Claremont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Claremont are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.34% of adults in Claremont having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Claremont in 2022 was $34,389, 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 $137,556 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 German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Claremont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
