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Moving to Claremont, North Carolina

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Population: 1,038. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,104 (+6.4% change)
Males: 513 (49.4%), Females: 525 (50.6%)

Catawba County

Zip code: 28610

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $40,652
Median house value: $104,500

Population by Race

Races in Claremont:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.4%)
  • Hispanic (3.0%)
  • Black (2.2%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Other Asian (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (22.0%), United States (19.3%), Irish (7.5%), English (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.6%), Dutch (2.0%).

Elevation: 981 feet

Land area: 2.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Claremont

  • High school or higher: 79.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Claremont city

  • Never married: 19.0%
  • Now married: 61.7%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.6%
  • Divorced: 8.6%

3.2% Foreign born (2.4% Latin America, 0.4% Europe, 0.4% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -3 (-0.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Claremont:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Claremont:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 17 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 39 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • SMITH REYNOLDS (about 71 miles; WINSTON SALEM, NC; Abbreviation: INT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Claremont:

  • LANEYS (about 11 miles; MAIDEN, NC; Abbreviation: N92)
  • STATESVILLE MUNI (about 15 miles; STATESVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: SVH)
  • WILSON’S (about 15 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: E40)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Claremont:

  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 15 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • CENTRAL PIEDMONT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 40 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 7,967)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE (about 41 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 13,706)
  • ROWAN-CABARRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; SALISBURY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,499)
  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)

Schools

Public high school in Claremont:

  • BUNKER HILL HIGH (Students: 899; Location: 4675 OXFORD SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Claremont:

  • OXFORD ELEMENTARY (Students: 605; Location: 5915 OXFORD ROAD; Grades: KG – 06)
  • MILL CREEK MIDDLE (Students: 527; Location: 1041 SHILOH ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • CLAREMONT ELEMENTARY (Students: 518; Location: 3384 E MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • RIVER BEND MIDDLE (Students: 495; Location: 4670 OXFORD SCHOOL ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • ENGELMANN SCH OF ART AND SCI (Students: 70; Location: 2952 N OXFORD STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

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