Clarkson is a tiny city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 967 people and three associated neighborhoods, Clarkson is the 263rd largest community in Kentucky.

Of important note, Clarkson is also a city of artists. Clarkson has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clarkson’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.13% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Clarkson is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Clarkson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Clarkson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

Clarkson is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Clarkson ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.62% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Clarkson in 2022 was $29,054, which is upper middle income relative to Kentucky, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $116,216 for a family of four. However, Clarkson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clarkson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.28% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Clarkson is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clarkson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clarkson residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clarkson include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Northern European.

The most common language spoken in Clarkson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.