Clarksville is a relatively large city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 185,690 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Clarksville is the fifth largest community in Tennessee. Clarksville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Clarksville, where the median household income is $69,303.00.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Clarksville, employing 7.79% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Retail industries employ 14.50% and 13.35% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Also of interest is that Clarksville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.46% 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 education level of Clarksville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.93% of adults in Clarksville have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.

The per capita income in Clarksville in 2022 was $32,565, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,260 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 Black or African-American. Clarksville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.88% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clarksville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Clarksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.