SETTING THE PACE FOR INNOVATION

“In Clermont, we not only welcome innovation, we actively nurture it,” says City Manager, Darren Gray. Further, Gray adds, “more than any other city, we offer incomparable resources to realize potential and great ideas set forth by forward-thinking individuals and businesses.

Clermont is home to an incredibly diverse business population, experiencing an unprecedented period of economic growth. Home to the National Training Center, Special Olympics Florida Headquarters and the oldest American owned multisport event 
company, Sommer Sports, the city is a sports and healthcare powerhouse. Home to a number of powerful companies – from innovative start-ups to company headquarters.

Clermont has a low cost of living and is a true breeding ground for innovation – being home to more than 18 miles of optical fiber, providing unlimited bandwidth and opportunity for business to grow.

Clermont, Florida is located in Lake County approximately 20 miles west of Orlando. The City is primarily residential in character and is part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city itself has a total area of 17.69 square miles. The current population of Clermont is estimated at 40,000. The median household income in Clermont is $64,859, versus $51,077 for the Orlando MSA. Of those residents age 25+, about 28% have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher; the rate in the Orlando MSA is 29%.

Major Employers
Senniger Irrigation
Schmid Construction (Company Headquarters)
AmaZulu (Company Headquarters)
Lake County Schools
City of Clermont
Publix Supermarkets
Special Olympics Florida (State Headquarters)
Progressive Plumbing 

Major Employers Healthcare Cluster
South Lake Hospital
Vista Clinical and Diagnostics (National Headquarters)
PUR Clinic (World renowned micro-robotic surgeons)
South Lake Pain Institute (Research, regeneration and stem cell therapies)
University of Florida Cancer Center

Race and Origin
White alone, 2017   70.9%
Black or African American alone, 2017   13.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2017  0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2017  4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2017 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2017  6.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2017 22.5%

Housing
Housing units, 2017 15,546
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 70.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2010-2014 $176,900

Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons’ age 25 years+,  92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons’ age 25 years+,  27.6%

Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2010-2014 57%

Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+,  30.9

Income and Poverty
Median household income 2017, $64,589
Persons in poverty, percent 13%