Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.00 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, Clarkston is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.65% of adults 25 and older in Clarkston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Clarkston in 2022 was $27,342, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,368 for a family of four. However, Clarkston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Clarkston is a somewhat 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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Clarkston include German, English, Irish, French, and Norwegian.
The most common language spoken in Clarkston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Spanish.
