Clarksville is a relatively large city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 176,974 people and 41 associated neighborhoods, Clarksville is the fifth largest community in Tennessee.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Clarksville, employing 7.88% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Healthcare and Manufacturing industries employ 14.48% and 12.64% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

The percentage of people in Clarksville who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.90% of adults in Clarksville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clarksville in 2022 was $29,481, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,924 for a family of four. However, Clarksville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Clarksville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.88% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clarksville include German, Irish, English, Italian, and European.

The most common language spoken in Clarksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.