Clarkesville is a very small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 2,112 people and three associated neighborhoods, Clarkesville is the 265th largest community in Georgia.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Clarkesville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Clarkesville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clarkesville who work in teaching (12.88%), office and administrative support (12.42%), and management occupations (8.94%). Of important note, Clarkesville is also a city of artists. Clarkesville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clarkesville’s character. Being a small city, Clarkesville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Clarkesville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 31.92% of adults in Clarkesville have a college degree. The per capita income in Clarkesville in 2022 was $28,858, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,432 for a family of four. However, Clarkesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Clarkesville is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clarkesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clarkesville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clarkesville include English, Irish, German, British, and Syrian. The most common language spoken in Clarkesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
