Clemmons is a medium-sized village located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 21,823 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Clemmons is the 47th largest community in North Carolina.Clemmons is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 85.63% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Clemmons is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clemmons who work in management occupations (12.80%), sales jobs (12.66%), and office and administrative support (10.12%). Of important note, Clemmons is also a village of artists. Clemmons has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clemmons’s character. Also of interest is that Clemmons has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 15.37% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 citizens of Clemmons are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.87% of adults in Clemmons have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Clemmons in 2022 was $44,978, which is wealthy relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,912 for a family of four. However, Clemmons contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clemmons is a very ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Clemmons home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clemmons residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clemmons include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Clemmons is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
