Clarkston is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,537 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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 33.88 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 education level of Clarkston citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.98% of adults in Clarkston have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Clarkston in 2022 was $18,820, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,280 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, Other Subsaharan African, African, English, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Clarkston's cultural character, accounting for 39.96% 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.