Clarksville, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 103,766 (Urban population: 97,331, Rural population: 6,435 (82 farm, 6,353 nonfarm))

Clarksville, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 40,042 (36,994 occupied: 21,340 owner occupied, 15,654 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	42%
State:	30%

Housing density: 422 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2005: $101,100 (lower quartile is $80,200, upper quartile is $138,100)

Median contract rent in 2005: $517 (lower quartile is $440, upper quartile is $621)

Housing units in Clarksville with a mortgage: 15,609 (1,757 second mortgage, 1,158 home equity loan, 55 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,896

Median year house/condo built: 1987

Median year apartment built: 1988

Household type by relationship

Households: 99,615

In family households: 87,175 (20,242 male householders, 6,888 female householders)
21,584 spouses, 32,656 children (29,203 natural, 914 adopted, 2,539 stepchildren), 1,575 grandchildren, 597 brothers or sisters, 507 parents, 1,002 other relatives, 2,124 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 12,440 (5,134 male householders (3,670 living alone)), 4,723 female householders (4,136 living alone)), 2,583 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4,151 (960 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 9,658 2-persons, 7,238 3-persons, 6,157 4-persons, 2,848 5-persons, 930 6-persons, 299 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 7,806 1-person, 1,680 2-persons, 275 3-persons, 85 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

20,227 married couples with children.
6,995 single-parent households (1,238 men, 5,757 women).

90.3% of residents of Clarksville speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 5,187 (5.0%)
(51.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.2

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Clarksville, Tennessee:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 102
3 rooms: 713
4 rooms: 1,114
5 rooms: 5,998
6 rooms: 6,086
7 rooms: 3,623
8 rooms: 2,136
9 or more rooms: 1,568

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clarksville, Tennessee:

1 room: 324
2 rooms: 1,442
3 rooms: 2,090
4 rooms: 4,728
5 rooms: 3,822
6 rooms: 1,923
7 rooms: 833
8 rooms: 366
9 or more rooms: 126

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,400
1995 to 1998: 6,779
1990 to 1994: 5,706
1980 to 1989: 7,452
1970 to 1979: 7,355
1960 to 1969: 5,742
1950 to 1959: 3,082
1940 to 1949: 1,273
1939 or earlier: 1,253

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Clarksville:

no bedroom: 19
1 bedroom: 373
2 bedrooms: 2,739
3 bedrooms: 14,402
4 bedrooms: 3,303
5 or more bedrooms: 504

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Clarksville:

no bedroom: 366
1 bedroom: 2,990
2 bedrooms: 6,771
3 bedrooms: 4,786
4 bedrooms: 699
5 or more bedrooms: 42

Cars and other vehicles available in Clarksville in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 633
1 vehicle: 5,079
2 vehicles: 10,539
3 vehicles: 3,712
4 vehicles: 1,079
5 or more vehicles: 298

Cars and other vehicles available in Clarksville in n renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 1,881
1 vehicle: 6,890
2 vehicles: 5,777
3 vehicles: 857
4 vehicles: 144
5 or more vehicles: 105

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Clarksville, TN:

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 28
$15,000 to $19,999: 33
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 88
$30,000 to $34,999: 157
$35,000 to $39,999: 317
$40,000 to $49,999: 671
$50,000 to $59,999: 1037
$60,000 to $69,999: 2432
$70,000 to $79,999: 3491
$80,000 to $89,999: 3441
$90,000 to $99,999: 2235
$100,000 to $124,999: 2279
$125,000 to $149,999: 1194
$150,000 to $174,999: 648
$175,000 to $199,999: 474
$200,000 to $249,999: 462
$250,000 to $299,999: 191
$300,000 to $399,999: 153
$400,000 to $499,999: 58
$500,000 to $749,999: 44
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Rent paid by renters in 2000 in Clarksville:

Less than $100: 331
$100 to $149: 301
$150 to $199: 230
$200 to $249: 444
$250 to $299: 617
$300 to $349: 915
$350 to $399: 1821
$400 to $449: 1973
$450 to $499: 2756
$500 to $549: 1434
$550 to $599: 1117
$600 to $649: 773
$650 to $699: 780
$700 to $749: 267
$750 to $799: 196
$800 to $899: 246
$900 to $999: 110
$1,000 to $1,249: 87
$1,250 to $1,499: 49
$1,500 to $1,999: 64
$2,000 or more: 28
No cash rent: 1073

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,204
1990 to 1994: 760
1985 to 1989: 817
1980 to 1984: 756
1975 to 1979: 481
1970 to 1974: 308
1970 to 1974: 211
1965 to 1969: 650

Clarksville, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.4%
Number of people working at home: 848 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1365
5 to 9 minutes: 4598
10 to 14 minutes: 8155
15 to 19 minutes: 10651
20 to 24 minutes: 8904
25 to 29 minutes: 2974
30 to 34 minutes: 4901
35 to 39 minutes: 735
40 to 44 minutes: 597
45 to 59 minutes: 2891
60 to 89 minutes: 2843
90 or more minutes: 1131

Clarksville mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 41,120 (81%)
Carpooled: 6,272 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 481 (1%)
Taxi: 43 (0%)
Motorcycle: 110 (0%)
Bicycle: 123 (0%)
Walked: 1,168 (2%)
Other means: 428 (1%)
Worked at home: 848 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 3166
$10,000 to $14,999: 2029
$15,000 to $19,999: 2501
$20,000 to $24,999: 2902
$25,000 to $29,999: 3407
$30,000 to $34,999: 2961
$35,000 to $39,999: 2877
$40,000 to $44,999: 2673
$45,000 to $49,999: 2289
$50,000 to $59,999: 3692
$60,000 to $74,999: 3592
$75,000 to $99,999: 2808
$100,000 to $124,999: 1129
$125,000 to $149,999: 378
$150,000 to $199,999: 256
$200,000 or more: 327

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 31969
United States or American: 11205
German: 9544
Irish: 6616
English: 5521
Italian: 2166
Scotch-Irish: 1731
Scottish: 1317
French (except Basque): 1202
Subsaharan African:: 1135
African: 1078
European: 916
Dutch: 875
Polish: 873
French Canadian: 585
Norwegian: 403
Swedish: 401
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 397
Jamaican: 256
British: 229
Welsh: 221
Hungarian: 200
Yugoslavian: 192
Czech: 171
Czechoslovakian: 148
Russian: 141
Portuguese: 122
Scandinavian: 114
Swiss: 97
Danish: 94
Greek: 87
Canadian: 79
Finnish: 72
Iranian: 65
Ukrainian: 62
British West Indian: 59
Celtic: 51
Lithuanian: 49
Arab:: 44
Northern European: 41
Austrian: 35
Croatian: 34
West Indian: 34
South African: 33
Slovak: 31
Haitian: 26
Armenian: 24
Eastern European: 24
Acadian/Cajun: 21
Lebanese: 19
Latvian: 15
Slavic: 15
U.S. Virgin Islander: 14
Cape Verdean: 12
Egyptian: 11
German Russian: 9
Arab/Arabic: 9
Turkish: 8
Romanian: 8
Bahamian: 8
Australian: 8
Estonian: 7
Afghan: 7
Guyanese: 7
Liberian: 6
Pennsylvania German: 6
Nigerian: 6
Palestinian: 5
Bulgarian: 4
New Zealander: 4

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (23%)
Korea (19%)
Mexico (10%)
Panama (7%)
Japan (3%)
Jamaica (3%)
India (2%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 35060
Northeast: 7998
Midwest: 13821
South: 28630
West: 7922

40% of Clarksville residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 14% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 114
Nursery to 4th grade: 89
5th and 6th grade: 210
7th and 8th grade: 478
9th grade: 378
10th grade: 612
11th grade: 489
12th grade, no diploma: 967
High school graduate (or equivalency): 7,982
Less than 1 year of college: 3,014
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,407
Associate degree: 2,244
Bachelor's degree: 3,804
Master's degree: 1,134
Professional school degree: 588
Doctorate degree: 343

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 185
Nursery to 4th grade: 127
5th and 6th grade: 220
7th and 8th grade: 944
9th grade: 564
10th grade: 909
11th grade: 878
12th grade, no diploma: 1,605
High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,083
Less than 1 year of college: 2,812
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,158
Associate degree: 2,301
Bachelor's degree: 3,975
Master's degree: 1,550
Professional school degree: 290
Doctorate degree: 125

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.7%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.8%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 32.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 4.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 5.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 9.1%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 6.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 7.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 15.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.5%

Median household income in 1999 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,926
Black householders: $30,633
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $25,735
Asian householders: $27,283
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $34,722
Some other race householders: $33,649
Two or more races householders: $33,922
Median household income in 1999, Hispanic or Latino race: $36,815

Clarksville household income for White Non-Hispanic householders

Clarksville household income for Black or African American householders

Clarksville household income for American Indian or Alaska Native householders

Clarksville household income for Asian householders

Clarksville household income for some other race householders

Clarksville household income for two or more races householders

Clarksville household income for Hispanic or Latino householders

Clarksville marital status for males

Clarksville marital status for females

Median house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,500
Black or African American householders: $79,600
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $76,300
Asian householders: $89,000
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $95,700
Some other race householders: $84,300
Two or more races householders: $74,600
Hispanic or Latino householders: $82,600

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 27,055
One, attached: 1,543
Two: 1,455
3 or 4: 3,168
5 to 9: 2,743
10 to 19: 1,003
20 to 49: 509
50 or more: 601
Mobile homes: 1,931
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 34

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Clarksville:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (61%)
Utility gas (36%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (79%)
Utility gas (19%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 731

Here:	5.5%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 321

Here:	5.7%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 698

Here:	10.5%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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