Clemmons is a village in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, and a suburb of Winston-Salem. The population was 21,177 at the 2020 census, with an estimated population of 21,517 in 2021.

Geography

Clemmons is located in southwestern Forsyth County. Winston-Salem is northeast of the village, Lewisville is north of the village, Bermuda Run is located west of the Yadkin River and is also located southwest of the village. Most of the village is actually inside the overall Urban Hanes Mall district. The areas south of central Clemmons, which surrounds the Davidson County line, is in its own entity, separate from the Mall District.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Clemmons has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.74%, is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Clemmons had a population of 21,163. There were 8,427 households and 5,400 families residing in the village. The median age was 43.7 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.4 males age 18 and over.

99.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.1% lived in rural areas.

There were 8,897 housing units, of which 5.3% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.2%. Of all households, 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 54.0% were married-couple households, 14.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

!scope="col"| Race

!scope="col"| Number

!scope="col"| Percentage

|-

!scope="row"| White (non-Hispanic)

| 15,466

| 73.08%

|-

!scope="row"| Black or African American (non-Hispanic)

| 1,715

| 8.1%

|-

!scope="row"| Native American

| 36

| 0.17%

|-

!scope="row"| Asian

| 919

| 4.34%

|-

!scope="row"| Pacific Islander

| 9

| 0.04%

|-

!scope="row"| Other/Mixed

| 829

| 3.92%

|-

!scope="row"| Hispanic or Latino

| 2,189

| 10.34%

|}

2000 census

As of the census The mayor is Michael Rogers.

Education

West Forsyth High School, the largest high school in Forsyth County, is located in Clemmons.

Infrastructure

Highways include

  • I-40
  • US 421
  • US 158

References

  • Village of Clemmons official website