Clarksville is a city of 9,526 people in Arkansas. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The poverty rate is 27.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 39% less than in Arkansas as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $164,800.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,373, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Clarksville
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants61.9% → 50.1%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share91.8% → 63.2%(−28.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share2.6% → 22.4%(+19.9 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Its weight in Johnson County
Clarksville's population equals 37% of Johnson County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 71% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 73% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)35.5%(169)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.1%(110)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era24.6%(117)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 476 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Clarksville, decade by decade
Clarksville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,833
$39,923
$106,563
16.8%
19.4
2000
7,719
$44,718
$113,489
15.7%
43.3
2010
9,178
$43,157
$122,279
17.6%
58.1
2020
9,381
$39,806
$156,111
15.3%
73.4
2024
9,526
$37,373
$164,800
17.8%
67.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
