It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Clarksville has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Clarksville has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Clarksville than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Clarksville may be for you.
Being a small city, Clarksville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Clarksville have a very low rate of college education: just 8.67% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Clarksville in 2022 was $18,100, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $72,400 for a family of four. Clarksville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.35% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Clarksville include English, Irish, African, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Clarksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
