City safety & data profile
ClarksvilleTN
Clarksville, TN is a 167K-resident city in Montgomery County with a median household income of $69,303.
Montgomery County, Tennessee. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Clarksville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Clarksville has a population larger than 96% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $263,600, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-07-20
- 167K
- Population
- Top 4%
- By size
- $69,303
- Median income
- $263,600
- Median home
- 12.3%
- Poverty rate
The read on Clarksville
Clarksville posts a median household income higher than 36% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Clarksville area.
- Top 64%
- by median income, US cities
- 2
- hospitals in & near Clarksville
Where Clarksville income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$69,303 Bottom 36% higher than 36% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
The quick read
Reading Clarksville, TN beyond the headline numbers
Clarksville sits inside Montgomery County, Tennessee, at roughly 36.53°N, -87.36°W. Population 166,722, $69,303 median household income. Median home value $263,600, median rent $1,307. Poverty rate 12.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
CDC PLACES: Clarksville's highest-prevalence health measure is short sleep duration at 45.8%, then obesity at 39.3%. 2 hospitals in/around Clarksville, 1/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Clarksville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Comparison bars benchmark each metric against the national reference.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Montgomery County) - Clarksville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 12.3% -13% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 4.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 29.9% |
| Work From Home | 8.5% |
| Public Transit | 0.4% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 2 total
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Safety Context
Clarksville, TN is located in Montgomery County, Tennessee. With a population of 167K and a $69,303 median household income, the community faces health challenges including short sleep duration and obesity. Residents have access to 2 hospitals with an average rating of 1/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Clarksville area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Tennessee
Real-time AQI for every monitored Tennessee location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nearby Cities 8
Using Clarksville's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
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- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Clarksville against Tennessee peers on any ranking lens. Explore Tennessee
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Montgomery County) where that is the smallest published unit.
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