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Clermont is a city in Lake County, Florida in East Central Florida. It's population as recorded in the 2010 Census was 28,742. Clermont is approximately 24 miles west of Orlando (population 238,300) and around 18 miles from Apopka (population 41,542).  Clermont is a part of the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Clermont is home to the Florida Citrus Tower, one of Florida's first constructed landmarks. The 226-foot tower is the highest observation point in Florida, and was built so visitors could observe the many orange groves that surround it. Clermont is also home to a historic downtown area, known as the Clermont Historic Village. The property for the historic village was purchased by the City of Clermont in 1996 and includes the Train Depot and Quonset Hut.  In 2014 Clermont's median family income was approximately $48,000 a year.  It's real estate is made up primarily of middle-class homes.

The median age for residents of Clermont is 40.9. Around 32.6% of Clermont households include school aged children and 34.8% of households include individuals aged 65 years or over. Census records indicate 71.6% of the Clermont population are White, 14.4% are Black or African American, .4% American Indian, 4.1% Asian and 3.8% are Two or more Races.

There are 12,730 housing units in Clermont. 1,514 (11.8%) of these were reported as vacant in the 2010 Census. Clermont is a tourist destination, 29.7% (450) of it's vacant housing units were classed as seasonal, recreational or for occasional use. There are 3,966 residential rental units in Clermont. 3,566 of them were occupied in 2010 providing a residential rental vacancy rate of 9.6%.