Clarkdale is a very small town located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 4,836 people and two associated neighborhoods, Clarkdale is the 83rd largest community in Arizona.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Clarkdale has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
A relatively large number of people in Clarkdale telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.03% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Clarkdale 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. Clarkdale has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Clarkdale than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Clarkdale may be for you.
Clarkdale is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Clarkdale are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.55% of adults in Clarkdale having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Clarkdale in 2022 was $32,743, which is upper middle income relative to Arizona, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,972 for a family of four. However, Clarkdale contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clarkdale is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Clarkdale home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clarkdale residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Clarkdale also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clarkdale include English, Irish, German, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Clarkdale is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.