What percentage of people rent in Clarksville, TN?

Name: Renters and owners in Clarksville, TN, 2020–2024
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44.4% (±1.6 points) of the occupied homes in Clarksville, TN are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 30,149 renting households against 37,683 that own their home.

In Clarksville, the share of households that rent went from 47.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.4% (±1.6 points)
Renting households: 30,149 (±1,164)
Median renter income: $52,263 (±$2,109)

Who rents and who owns in Clarksville

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Clarksville	Montgomery County	Tennessee	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.4% (±1.6 points)	38.1% (±1.3 points)	33.1% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	30,149 (±1,164)	33,457 (±1,221)	933,708 (±7,883)	45,017,354
Owning households	37,683 (±1,186)	54,302 (±1,195)	1,890,569 (±10,295)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.6 (±0.1)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$52,263 (±$2,109)	$53,533 (±$2,576)	$46,745 (±$535)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$85,520 (±$2,812)	$91,577 (±$2,260)	$85,153 (±$545)	$100,009

In Clarksville, the renter share is higher than in Montgomery County (38.1%).

It is also higher than in Tennessee (33.1%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

Statewide, it ranks 76 of 405.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Clarksville has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	47.0% (±1.4 points)	44.4% (±1.6 points)	−2.6 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$961 (±$20)	$1,307 (±$35)	+36.0%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$53,604 (±$1,233)	$69,303 (±$1,681)	+29.3%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Clarksville

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Clarksville
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Clarksville	—	44.4% (±1.6 points)	—
Oak Grove	8.6 mi	60.4% (±8.4 points)	Higher
Fort Campbell North	9.9 mi	98.5% (±2.1 points)	Higher
Guthrie	12 mi	45.1% (±14.2 points)	Not measurably different
Trenton	12 mi	17.4% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Pembroke	14 mi	28.4% (±11.8 points)	Lower
Adams	16 mi	8.5% (±6.5 points)	Lower
LaFayette	19 mi	23.9% (±15.9 points)	Lower
Cedar Hill	19 mi	23.9% (±19.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Trenton, KY (17.4%), Pembroke, KY (28.4%), Adams, TN (8.5%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Oak Grove, KY (60.4%), Fort Campbell North, KY (98.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Clarksville

How many renters are there in Clarksville?

Clarksville has an estimated 30,149 (±1,164) renting households, 44.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Clarksville?

In Clarksville, the share of households that rent went from 47.0% in 2015–2019 to 44.4% in 2020–2024 (−2.6 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Clarksville?

A renting household in Clarksville has 2.4 people on average, against 2.6 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Clarksville?

The median renting household in Clarksville, TN has an income of $52,263 (±$2,109) a year, against $85,520 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Clarksville city, Tennessee (place:15160, in state:47).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.