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Clarksville Metro

Clarksville, TN-KY · 4 counties · 349,001 residents (2025 est.) · 2,158 sq mi
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Clarksville is home to 334,564 people. The median age is 32.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. That puts it in the top 9% of US metro areas for household income. 102,564 more people live here than in 2000. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The foreign-born share is 6%.

At a glance
Lower income
median household income $70,081, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 74%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place

What stands out about Clarksville

What changed most since 1990

  • Population189,279 → 334,564 (+77%)US over the same years: +35%
  • Median home value (2024 dollars)$122,227 → $250,970 (+105%)US over the same years: +67%
  • Median age29.4 → 32.3 (+2.9 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years

Among the 27 metro and micro areas based in Tennessee

  • 5th in household income$70,081
  • 6th in share with a bachelor's degree27.7%
  • 7th in home value$250,970
  • 2nd in diversity score68.7
Section 01

Population & growth

Total population
334,564
+44%since 2000
from 232,000 in 2000
349,001 in 2025 (Census Bureau estimate)
1990 – 2025
Population density
155 / sq mi
+44%since 2000
from 108 / sq mi in 2000
US average: 281
Median age
32.3
+6%since 2000
from 30.4 in 2000
US average: 38.9
Land area
2,158 sq mi
Population, 1990 – 2024
175K218K262K306K349K19902000201020202024Clarksville
2024335K
1990201020202024
Age distribution, 2024
Under 58%(26,619)
US avg: 5.6%
5 to 97.6%(25,443)
US avg: 6%
10 to 147.1%(23,909)
US avg: 6.4%
15 to 196.4%(21,568)
US avg: 6.6%
20 to 248.4%(28,223)
US avg: 6.5%
25 to 3417.4%(58,249)
US avg: 13.7%
35 to 4413.3%(44,535)
US avg: 13.2%
45 to 5410.2%(34,248)
US avg: 12.2%
55 to 649.9%(33,028)
US avg: 12.7%
65 to 747.2%(23,992)
US avg: 10.2%
75 to 843.4%(11,464)
US avg: 5.1%
85 and over1%(3,286)
US avg: 1.9%
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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income
$70,081
+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $35,870 in 2000
US average: $82,259
1990 – 2024
Per capita income
$33,014
+102%since 2000
from $16,383 in 2000
US average: $44,673
Households earning $100K+
45.8%
+23.0 ptssince 2009
from 22.8% in 2009
US average: 53.3%
Poverty rate
13.1%
+1.3 ptssince 2000
from 11.8% in 2000
US average: 12.5%
Income inequality (Gini)
0.412
−1%since 2010
from 0.416 in 2010
US average: 0.476
Workforce by industry, 2024
Information12.9%
US avg: 10.8%
Retail trade12.8%
US avg: 9.9%
Wholesale trade6.9%
US avg: 6.9%
Finance & insurance5.9%
US avg: 5.9%
Professional, scientific, technical5%
US avg: 5.1%
Other services4.2%
US avg: 6.7%
Public administration2.7%
US avg: 4.8%
Transportation & warehousing1.6%
US avg: 2.2%
Arts, entertainment, food1.3%
US avg: 1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing1%
US avg: 1.6%
Construction0.9%
US avg: 1.2%
Education & health services0.9%
US avg: 0.9%
Manufacturing0%
US avg: 0.4%
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Section 03

Housing

Median home value
$250,970
+74%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $79,112 in 2000
US average: $376,019
1990 – 2024
Median gross rent
$1,213
+32%inflation adjusted, since 2000
from $506 in 2000
US average: $1,442
Owner-occupied
60.8%
−2.0 ptssince 2000
from 62.8% in 2000
39.2% rent
Vacancy rate
8.7%
−3.2 ptssince 2009
from 11.9% in 2009
US average: 10.0%
Persons per household
2.61 people
−1%since 2009
from 2.64 people in 2009
US average: 2.54
Owner cost-burdened
21.0%
−0.4 ptssince 2009
from 21.5% in 2009
US average: 22.9%
Renter cost-burdened
42.0%
+2.2 ptssince 2009
from 39.8% in 2009
US average: 47.4%
Afford Score
3.6
+42%since 2009
from 2.5 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Years of local income it takes to buy a local home, on a scale of about 0 to 15. Lower is more affordable.
Gentrification Score
81
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means faster recent growth in incomes, home values, and college degrees.
Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000
White, non-Hispanic72.2%(167,509)
Black18.9%(43,780)
Hispanic / Latino4.6%(10,691)
Asian1.4%(3,257)
Other0%
2024
White, non-Hispanic62.7%(209,929)
Black17.6%(58,823)
Hispanic / Latino10.1%(33,708)
Asian2.1%(7,004)
Other7.5%(25,100)
Diversity Score
69
+26%since 2009
from 55 in 2009
1990 – 2024
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means a more even mix of racial and ethnic groups.
Segregation Score
33
−6%since 2020
from 35 in 2020
Our index, 0 to 100. Higher means White and non-White residents are more separated across neighborhoods.
Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Hispanic origin
Mexican5.1%(17,053)
Puerto Rican2.3%(7,750)
South American0.4%(1,385)
Salvadoran0.4%(1,253)
Cuban0.3%(818)
Spaniard0.2%(750)
Guatemalan0.2%(725)
Dominican0.2%(672)
Panamanian0.2%(537)
Colombian0.2%(463)
Venezuelan0.2%(405)
+ 8 more hispanic origin groups with data
Honduran0.1%(364)
Nicaraguan0.1%(328)
Argentine0.1%(200)
Peruvian0.1%(174)
Chilean0%(103)
Bolivian0%(28)
Asian origin
Korean0.6%(1,792)
Filipino0.5%(1,628)
Asian Indian0.3%(996)
Chinese0.2%(681)
Japanese0.2%(645)
Nepalese0.1%(296)
Hmong0.1%(242)
Thai0.1%(211)
Vietnamese0.1%(182)
Cambodian0%(55)
Burmese0%(47)
Pakistani0%(43)
+ 4 more asian origin groups with data
Mongolian0%(16)
Laotian0%(16)
Taiwanese0%(15)
Pacific Islander origin
Samoan0.2%(472)
Chamorro0.1%(331)
Guamanian0%(25)
Ancestry
German12%(40,044)
English10.7%(35,962)
Irish9%(30,037)
American7.6%(25,379)
Italian2.8%(9,458)
Scottish2%(6,605)
French1.4%(4,677)
Polish1.2%(3,991)
Scotch-Irish1.1%(3,662)
Dutch0.7%(2,381)
West Indian0.7%(2,314)
+ 45 more ancestry groups with data
Welsh0.5%(1,798)
British0.5%(1,521)
Norwegian0.4%(1,322)
Greek0.4%(1,318)
Arab0.3%(1,116)
Swedish0.3%(948)
Nigerian0.3%(908)
Swiss0.3%(838)
Danish0.2%(794)
Jamaican0.2%(779)
Haitian0.2%(609)
Portuguese0.2%(587)
Czech0.1%(469)
Russian0.1%(456)
Canadian0.1%(404)
Lebanese0.1%(360)
Hungarian0.1%(350)
Lithuanian0.1%(342)
Latvian0.1%(285)
Finnish0.1%(268)
Croatian0.1%(239)
Palestinian0.1%(237)
Ukrainian0.1%(232)
Brazilian0.1%(219)
Belgian0.1%(194)
Egyptian0.1%(192)
Syrian0.1%(175)
Iranian0%(137)
Kenyan0%(129)
Guyanese0%(113)
Slovak0%(111)
Austrian0%(98)
Romanian0%(95)
Turkish0%(82)
Ghanaian0.1%(76)
Serbian0%(67)
Slovene0%(57)
Barbadian0%(52)
Israeli0%(45)
Bulgarian0%(44)
Armenian0%(29)
Iraqi0%(14)
Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher
27.7%
+11.4 ptssince 2000
from 16.3% in 2000
US average: 35.6%
High school or higher
92.5%
+11.6 ptssince 2000
from 80.9% in 2000
US average: 89.6%
Graduate degree
10.5%
+4.6 ptssince 2000
from 5.9% in 2000
US average: 14.0%
Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute
26.3 min
+59%since 2000
from 16.5 min in 2000
US average: 26.5
Drive alone to work
78.3%
−3.1 ptssince 2009
from 81.4% in 2009
US average: 68.9%
Carpooled to work
9.6%
−1.2 ptssince 2009
from 10.8% in 2009
US average: 8.5%
Public transit
0.4%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.4% in 2009
US average: 3.2%
Worked from home
7.6%
+5.1 ptssince 2009
from 2.5% in 2009
US average: 15.0%
Walked to work
2.5%
−0.8 ptssince 2009
from 3.2% in 2009
US average: 2.4%
Biked to work
0.2%
Unchangedsince 2009
from 0.2% in 2009
US average: 0.4%
No vehicle available
4.8%
−0.6 ptssince 2009
from 5.4% in 2009
US average: 8.3%
Section 07

Work & employment

Unemployment rate
5.2%
−5.5 ptssince 2011
from 10.7% in 2011
US average: 5.2%
Labor force participation
64.9%
−0.4 ptssince 2011
from 65.3% in 2011
US average: 63.5%
Women 20-64 in the labor force
69.4%
+1.5 ptssince 2020
from 67.9% in 2020
US average: 74.6%
Self-employed
14.0%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 12.9% in 2009
US average: 13.1%
Management & professional
35.3%
+7.6 ptssince 2009
from 27.7% in 2009
US average: 42.5%
Section 08

People & community

Male
50.3%
+1.1 ptssince 2009
from 49.2% in 2009
Female
49.7%
−1.1 ptssince 2009
from 50.8% in 2009
Foreign born
5.7%
+2.3 ptssince 2009
from 3.4% in 2009
US average: 14.1%
Veterans
16.7%
−3.6 ptssince 2009
from 20.3% in 2009
US average: 6.2%
With a disability
16.1%
+2.6 ptssince 2012
from 13.6% in 2012
US average: 13.3%
Uninsured
9.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 13.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Broadband at home
90.4%
+14.4 ptssince 2017
from 76.0% in 2017
US average: 91.0%
Computer in household
96.1%
+3.9 ptssince 2020
from 92.2% in 2020
US average: 95.5%
Same house as last year
82.1%
+2.2 ptssince 2020
from 79.9% in 2020
US average: 87.7%
English only at home
90.1%
−1.4 ptssince 2016
from 91.6% in 2016
US average: 77.7%
Spanish at home
5.3%
+0.9 ptssince 2016
from 4.3% in 2016
US average: 13.6%
Marital status
Men 15+
Never married33.6%(43,500)
Married54.5%(70,570)
Widowed2.6%(3,320)
Divorced9.3%(12,080)
Women 15+
Never married26.1%(33,639)
Married54%(69,690)
Widowed7%(9,081)
Divorced12.9%(16,713)
SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024
Section 09

Health coverage

Uninsured
9.6%
−4.0 ptssince 2013
from 13.5% in 2013
US average: 8.4%
Employer-based
45.6%
+1.9 ptssince 2020
from 43.7% in 2020
US average: 54.8%
Direct-purchase
11.5%
+1.1 ptssince 2020
from 10.4% in 2020
US average: 13.8%
Medicare
14.1%
−0.2 ptssince 2020
from 14.3% in 2020
US average: 18.4%
Medicaid
20.4%
−0.8 ptssince 2020
from 21.2% in 2020
US average: 20.9%
VA health care
7.0%
−0.1 ptssince 2020
from 7.2% in 2020
US average: 2.2%
Any private
69.6%
−0.5 ptssince 2020
from 70.1% in 2020
US average: 67.1%
Any public
36.1%
−1.0 ptssince 2020
from 37.1% in 2020
US average: 36.7%

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)55.3%(20,843)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38%(14,326)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era14.6%(5,501)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.1%(421)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.1%(22)
US avg: 1%

Share of the 37,682 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
YearPopulationMedian household incomeMedian home valueBachelor's degree+Diversity score
1990189,279$56,077$122,22713.5%46.2
2000232,000$65,343$144,11416.3%55.0
2010273,949$64,635$169,00019.1%59.2
2020320,535$68,108$193,63926.1%69.5
2024334,564$70,081$250,97027.7%68.7

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.

In this metro

Largest cities

ClarksvilleCENTRAL188,829Hopkinsville30,411Fort Campbell North11,356Oak Grove7,830Cadiz2,771Dover1,918Pembroke869Crofton628Cumberland City330Cerulean263Fairview226LaFayette172Big Rock163Gracey107
What's inside

4 component counties

Montgomery CountyCENTRAL249,935Christian County70,115Trigg County14,512Stewart County14,439
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Frequently asked

How many people live in Clarksville, TN-KY?

Clarksville, TN-KY has about 334,564 residents according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

What is the median household income in Clarksville, TN-KY?

The typical household in Clarksville, TN-KY earns about $70,081 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.

Is Clarksville, TN-KY expensive?

In Clarksville, TN-KY, the median home is worth about $250,970, and the typical rent is about $1,213 a month.

How educated are people in Clarksville, TN-KY?

About 27.7% of adults age 25 and over in Clarksville, TN-KY hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

What is the poverty rate in Clarksville, TN-KY?

About 13.1% of people in Clarksville, TN-KY live below the federal poverty line.

Has Clarksville, TN-KY grown since 1990?

Yes, Clarksville, TN-KY has grown since 1990. The population has added about 145,285 residents, a change of about 77 percent over that period.

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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · METRO ROLLUP OF COMPONENT COUNTIES · UPDATED 2024

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