North Carolina · Census place 12720
Claremont, NC population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Claremont, North Carolina (Claremont, NC — Census place “Claremont city”) is 2,051 residents, ranking #335 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $59,583, the median home is worth $227,200 and median gross rent runs $928 a month. Looking for the Claremont North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Claremont, NC: 28610.
- Population
- 2,051Claremont city residents
- Median household income
- $59,583Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $227,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $928Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59.8%Owner-occupied households
Claremont ZIP codes (North Carolina)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Claremont.
The Claremont NC ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Claremont city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Claremont city median would spend about 18.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.1% of residents and 59.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Claremont city, NC in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Claremont city is a small town in North Carolina, with 2,051 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #335 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 56% of them. The median age here is 40.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Claremont city earn a median of $59,583 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 11.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Claremont city is valued at $227,200, 25.1% below the national figure and 3% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $928 a month, 34% below the national figure, or roughly $11,136 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 59.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in North Carolina.
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- Pine Level town 2,072
- Coats town 2,029
- Hemby Bridge town 2,079
- Cedar Point town 2,005
- Scotland Neck town 2,087
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Claremont city?
- Claremont city has 2,051 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #335 of 777 in North Carolina.
- What is the median household income in Claremont city?
- Median household income in Claremont city is $59,583 a year, 24.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Claremont city?
- Median gross rent is $928 a month and the median home value is $227,200, so rent absorbs about 18.7% of median household income.
- Is Claremont city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Claremont city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Claremont city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.