Claremont is a somewhat small city located in the state of New Hampshire. With a population of 13,149 people and three associated neighborhoods, Claremont is the 24th largest community in New Hampshire. Much of the housing stock in Claremont was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Claremont is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Claremont is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Claremont who work in sales jobs (13.22%), food service (9.83%), and office and administrative support (8.76%). Also of interest is that Claremont 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 Claremont telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.45% 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. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Claremont has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Claremont a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, Claremont doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Claremont overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Claremont, 23.24% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Claremont in 2022 was $35,331, which is low income relative to New Hampshire, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $141,324 for a family of four. However, Claremont contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. 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 French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Claremont is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
