Clarkston is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,396 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Clarkston is the 79th largest community in Georgia.

Of important note, Clarkston is also a city of artists. Clarkston has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Clarkston’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.20% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Clarkston, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.91 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.

For a small city, Clarkston has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride the bus. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Clarkston exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

The citizens of Clarkston are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.19% of adults in Clarkston having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Clarkston in 2022 was $19,015, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $76,060 for a family of four. However, Clarkston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Clarkston is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Clarkston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Clarkston residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clarkston include Ethiopian, African, Afghan, English, and Other Subsaharan African.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Clarkston's cultural character, accounting for 37.08% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Clarkston is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Other Asian languages.