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Clarkston Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Clarkston Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

14,416

Age

Under 5 Years:
14.7%
5 - 17:
23.5%
18 - 24:
8.2%
25 - 34:
20.9%
35 - 54:
19.8%
55 - 64:
8.8%
Over 65 Years:
4.1%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.9%
3.9%
78.9%
78.9%
24.6%
24.6%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Clarkston
USA
$19,779
$19,779
$44,673
$44,673

Median household income

Clarkston
USA
$48,564
$48,564
$80,734
$80,734
Individuals Below Poverty Level

34.4%

Employment Industries

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Retail
Transportation
Education
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Accommodation
Other
Construction
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Arts
Wholesale
Real estate
Administration
Public Service
20.7%
20.7%
12.1%
12.1%
8.8%
8.8%
8.4%
8.4%
7.9%
7.9%
7.4%
7.4%
7.1%
7.1%
5.4%
5.4%
4.5%
4.5%
3.7%
3.7%
3.1%
3.1%
2.7%
2.7%
2.6%
2.6%
2.4%
2.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

Black or African American
Asian
White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
American Indian and Alaska Native
69.7%
69.7%
15.0%
15.0%
8.7%
8.7%
3.5%
3.5%
3.1%
3.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Ethiopian
Afghan
African
Other Subsaharan African
English
Irish
Ugandan
Sudanese
German
Kenyan
Scottish
Jamaican
Somalian
Nigerian
Polish
European
Scots-Irish
Ukrainian
Italian
French
15.5%
15.5%
4.5%
4.5%
3.5%
3.5%
3.4%
3.4%
2.7%
2.7%
2.1%
2.1%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.5%
1.5%
1.3%
1.3%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
African languages
Other Asian languages
Vietnamese
Arabic
Spanish
French
Other Indo-European
Serbo-Croatian
Native American languages
Langs. of India
Pacific Island languages
Slavic languages
Thai
Hungarian
Navajo
Tagalog
Laotian
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
50.2%
50.2%
19.4%
19.4%
10.1%
10.1%
3.1%
3.1%
2.8%
2.8%
2.5%
2.5%
2.1%
2.1%
1.2%
1.2%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born Clarkston Residents

36.6%