CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Claremont

Minnesota · 540 residents · 1.08 sq mi

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With 540 people, Claremont is a city in Minnesota. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $30,000. Households here earn about 22% less than in Minnesota as a whole. Renters pay $294 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

540

−13%vs 2000

vs 620 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.1

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.08 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024502

Age distribution, 1990

Under 511.1%(60)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(36)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(35)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.4%(56)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(88)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.6%(57)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.4%(51)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.3%(34)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(55)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(26)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,000

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,987 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,487

−32%vs 2000

vs $15,498 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

11.0%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,000

−40%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $504 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.3%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

18.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(513)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino16.6%(103)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(538)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.2%(36)

Cuban2.4%(12)

Central American0.6%(3)

Salvadoran0.6%(3)

Ancestry

German38.2%(192)

Irish17.1%(86)

Norwegian12%(60)

Polish6.4%(32)

Czech6%(30)

American5%(25)

English4.2%(21)

Swedish3.2%(16)

French1.8%(9)

Italian1.6%(8)

Scottish1.6%(8)

Danish1.2%(6)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Finnish1.2%(6)

French Canadian1%(5)

Austrian0.4%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.8%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.4%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.6%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.7 min

+70%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married32%(58)

Married54.1%(98)

Widowed1.1%(2)

Divorced12.7%(23)

Women 15+

Never married28.2%(55)

Married41.5%(81)

Widowed5.1%(10)

Divorced25.1%(49)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.4%

+6.3 ptssince 2020

from 40.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.5%

+7.8 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.6%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 40.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.0%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 49.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)27.3%(6)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.5%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War13.6%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 22 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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