Clarksburg is a somewhat small city located in the state of West Virginia. With a population of 16,542 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Clarksburg is the tenth largest community in West Virginia.

Clarksburg is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Clarksburg is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Clarksburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.37%), sales jobs (13.27%), and food service (6.94%).

Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.38 minutes getting to work every day.

Clarksburg Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Clarksburg is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.96% of adults 25 and older in Clarksburg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clarksburg in 2000 was $17,587, which is upper middle income relative to West Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,348 for a family of four.

The people who call Clarksburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Clarksburg is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Clarksburg include Italian, German, Irish, English, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Clarksburg is English.