Because there are quite a few people attending college in Clarksville, it is thought of as a college town. To the benefit of the many students in the area, Clarksville provides a number of services, amenities and opportunities geared towards their needs and activities.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.86 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Clarksville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, Clarksville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.79% of adults 25 and older in Clarksville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Clarksville in 2022 was $23,336, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,344 for a family of four. However, Clarksville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clarksville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clarksville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clarksville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Clarksville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 22.43% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clarksville include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Welsh.
In addition, Clarksville has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.89%).
The most common language spoken in Clarksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
