Clemmons

Population: 21,574
Median household income: $84,326
Median home value: $306,900

Located in Forsyth County, North Carolina, Clemmons is a community with a population of 21,574. Its median household income of $84,326 runs above the Forsyth County figure of $65,541.

Between 2019 and 2023, Clemmons's population grew 6.2% from 20,313 to 21,574, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $226,600 to $306,900.

The median gross rent is $1,172. 49.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,574
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $84,326
Median home value: $306,900
Median gross rent: $1,172
Housing units: 9,616
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,31321,574

Median household income

$70,659$84,326

Median home value

$226,600$306,900

Median gross rent

$866$1,172

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,313	$70,659	$226,600	$866
2020	20,574	$74,679	$238,200	$893
2021	21,032	$76,250	$253,400	$951
2022	21,281	$75,667	$285,600	$1,059
2023	21,574	$84,326	$306,900	$1,172

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	894	4.1%
5 to 17	3,541	16.4%
18 to 24	1,437	6.7%
25 to 34	2,219	10.3%
35 to 44	2,958	13.7%
45 to 54	2,702	12.5%
55 to 64	3,155	14.6%
65 to 74	2,651	12.3%
75 and over	2,017	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,954	78.6%
Black or African American	1,308	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	1,160	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	67	0.3%
Two or more races	596	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,472	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate15.7%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree31.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	925	5.9%
High school graduate	2,461	15.7%
Some college or associate's	4,602	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,921	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2,793	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone76.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.3%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,899	76.7%
Carpooled	493	4.8%
Public transit	51	0.5%
Walked	18	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,783	17.3%
Other means	50	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,888	22.2%
15 to 29 min	4,396	51.7%
30 to 44 min	1,499	17.6%
45 to 59 min	386	4.5%
60+ min	342	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 7.9% (1,690 of 21,410)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,037	67.2%
Nonfamily households	2,941	32.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,978	93.4%
Vacant	638	6.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,669	74.3%
Renter-occupied	2,309	25.7%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units14.3%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,931	72.1%
1-unit, attached	496	5.2%
2 to 4 units	388	4.0%
5 to 19 units	1,373	14.3%
20 or more units	322	3.3%
Mobile home & other	106	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3712960
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 36.0332, -80.3867