Claremont is a very small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,753 people and three associated neighborhoods, Claremont is the 323rd largest community in North Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Claremont was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Claremont economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Claremont, where the median household income is $66,667.00.

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: 26.09% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Claremont in 2022 was $37,828, 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 $151,312 for a family of four. However, Claremont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Claremont is a very 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. Claremont also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Claremont include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish.

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