Clemmons is home to 21,871 people in North Carolina. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 8,044 people. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Density works out to 1,825 people per square mile. That is roughly 21% ahead of the North Carolina median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $87,655, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
49% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clemmons
What changed most since 1990
Population6,020 → 21,871(+263%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$273,608 → $335,800(+23%)US over the same years: +67%
Homes owned by their occupants83.4% → 75.7%(−7.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Clemmons's population equals 5.6% of Forsyth County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.1% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 2.5% of the county's.
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)23.9%(256)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.6%(199)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era46.2%(495)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.2%(13)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,071 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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Over time
Clemmons, decade by decade
Clemmons population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
6,020
$121,619
$273,608
39.3%
11.3
2000
13,827
$110,185
$287,457
42.1%
27.2
2010
18,627
$92,706
$285,412
45.6%
43.7
2020
21,163
$90,514
$288,708
49.5%
55.8
2024
21,871
$87,655
$335,800
49.4%
59.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
