Clarksville is a relatively large city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 170,957 people and 41 constituent neighborhoods, Clarksville is the fifth largest community in Tennessee.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Clarksville, employing 8.19% 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 13.72% and 12.71% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

The overall education level of Clarksville is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.74% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clarksville in 2018 was $27,437, which is upper middle income relative to Tennessee, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,748 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 11.70% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Clarksville include German, Irish, English, European, and Italian.

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