Clermont, Georgia
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Clermont · Hall County, Georgia
Population 1,316 (est. 2026: ~1,100)
Source: Census ACS 2023 · ACS 2023 + -5.55% annual growth projection

Clermont, Georgia

Hall County, Georgia · Population 1,021

Clermont sits in the rolling foothills of northeast Georgia, tucked into the western edge of Hall County roughly 60 miles north of Atlanta. It is a small, quiet incorporated town — just over a thousand residents — that functions as a residential community within the larger orbit of Gainesville, the Hall County seat roughly 10 miles to the east. This is not a commercial hub. There are no office parks or retail corridors defining the place. What Clermont offers is a genuinely rural character, unusually high household incomes for a town its size, and the kind of owner-occupied stability that suggests people who moved here intended to stay.

People & Demographics

The 2022 ACS estimates 1,092 residents across 398 households. The median age is 41.2 years — older than most suburban Georgia communities. The average household size is 2.74, and 314 of the 398 households are family households. There are 242 children under 18 in town.

The population is predominantly white (1,060 residents). The Hispanic or Latino population is 46. The Census recorded zero Black or Asian residents in this estimate period, though small-town ACS figures at this scale carry meaningful margins of error.

Hall County as a whole holds 203,136 people — Clermont represents less than 1% of that total.

Economy & Employment

The median household income in Clermont is $96,875 — a figure that stands well above Georgia's statewide median and well above Hall County's overall numbers. Per capita income is $44,240. The poverty count is 92 residents, representing roughly 8.4% of the population.

Of 639 residents in the labor force, only 12 are unemployed — an unemployment rate under 2%. Most people working from Clermont commute out: the town itself has virtually no employment base of its own. Brenau University, located in Gainesville, is one of the larger nearby institutional employers, and Northeast Georgia Medical Center anchors the regional healthcare economy.

Housing

Clermont has 434 total housing units. Of those, 398 are occupied and 36 are vacant — a vacancy rate of about 8.3%. Owner-occupied units dominate heavily: 346 of 398 occupied units are owner-occupied, with just 52 renter-occupied units. That 87% homeownership rate is unusually high.

The median home value is $275,800. Median gross rent is $839 per month. At that income-to-rent ratio, Clermont is one of the more affordable places to rent in the Gainesville metro region — though the rental market itself is thin, with only 52 renter households in the entire town.

Schools

Clermont students feed into Hall County Schools, one of Georgia's larger county systems. High schools serving the area include:

Middle schools in the system include Chestatee Middle (895 students), West Hall Middle (863 students), and East Hall Middle (909 students). Elementary options include Chestatee Elementary (1,228 students) and Spout Springs Elementary (850 students).

At the post-secondary level, Brenau University is located in Gainesville and reachable within 15–20 minutes. Phone: (770) 534-6299.

Getting Around

Clermont is car-dependent. Of 623 workers counted, 550 drove alone to work. Another 31 carpooled. Zero used public transit. Zero walked. Forty-two worked from home.

Aggregate commute time across all workers totals 17,475 minutes, putting the average one-way commute at roughly 28 minutes — consistent with driving to Gainesville or further into the Atlanta metro. There is no local transit service.

Healthcare

The regional hospital is Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, the dominant healthcare institution in the northeast Georgia region and the closest full-service hospital to Clermont residents. For local provider lookup, the CMS NPI Registry lists licensed providers in Clermont: Search NPI Registry.

Library

The nearest public library is the Hall County Library System – Headquarters, located 2.4 miles from Clermont. Phone: (770) 532-3311.

Parks & Recreation

The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area — a National Park Service unit — is the marquee outdoor resource for the broader region, offering river access, trails, and protected green space along the Chattahoochee corridor.

Closer to Clermont, several campgrounds serve the Lake Lanier and Chattahoochee National Forest area, including Duckett Mill, Bolding Mill, Bolding Mill Shelters, and Little Hall Shelter. Lake Lanier itself is accessible within a short drive and provides boating, fishing, and swimming for Hall County residents.

The Island Ford Visitor Center (34.6 miles) offers an entry point into the Chattahoochee River NRA.

Natural Hazards

Hall County has a long federal disaster declaration record. Since 1993, FEMA has issued declarations covering:

The pattern is clear: Hall County faces repeated exposure to named Atlantic storms tracking inland, ice storms that shut down the north Georgia hills, and occasional flooding events. Helene's 2024 declaration reflects how far inland major hurricane remnants can reach into this part of Georgia.

Government & Municipal Code

Clermont is an incorporated town with a municipal code published through Municode: Clermont Town Municipal Code

The town does not have a local building code on file with Municode.

Weather

Current National Weather Service forecasts for Clermont are available at: NWS Forecast for Clermont, GA

Active weather alerts: NWS Alerts

The nearest official weather observation station is Gainesville Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport, approximately 3.9 miles away.

References

The law belongs to the people. Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 590 U.S. (2020)