Clarksville

Population & Demographics

Clarksville, TN

Clarksville is home to 176,456 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 62,797 resident workers commute each day.

TennesseeCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
176,456
people
Population

176,456 residents

Median age 31.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Clarksville population & demographics

Who lives in Clarksville — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
176,456
Median age
31.0yrs
Median household income
$69,303
Median home value
$263,600
Median gross rent
$1,307/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
29.9%
Poverty rate
12.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Clarksville

How Clarksville breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White54.6%
Black21.8%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Two or more races7.2%
Asian2.5%
Some other race0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%

Race across Clarksville

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Clarksville.

Clarksville at a glance
Employed Residents
62,797
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
43.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
37.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
8.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Clarksville proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Clarksville commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

52 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Clarksville

62,797 commutes, one dot at a time

Clarksville

Where 62,797 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Clarksville, by worker count.

1Clarksville0.0 mi23,807
2Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)43.8 mi12,037
3Hopkinsville20.7 mi1,511
4Memphis176.7 mi1,352
5Springfield27.2 mi1,188
6Franklin52.8 mi1,183
7Fort Campbell North8.4 mi866
8Murfreesboro72.4 mi863

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Clarksville.

1Clarksville0.0 mi23,807
2Nashville-Davidson metropolitan government (balance)43.8 mi2,005
3Murfreesboro72.4 mi493
4Oak Grove7.3 mi415
5Memphis176.7 mi414
6Hopkinsville20.7 mi374
7Springfield27.2 mi265
8Hendersonville45.8 mi225

Top industries

The sectors that employ Clarksville’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade17.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services15.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.6%
EDEducational Services14.0%
MFManufacturing5.7%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services4.8%
PAPublic Administration4.5%
COConstruction4.0%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.2%
Connectivity

Internet options for Clarksville

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

10 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps99%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Clarksville

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