Moving to Clarkson, Kentucky
Population: 794. Estimated population in July 2024: 826 (+4.0% change)
Males: 360 (45.3%), Females: 434 (54.7%)
Grayson County
Zip code: 42726
Demographics
Median resident age: 34.4 years
Median household income: $21,625
Median house value: $50,600
Population by Race
Races in Clarkson:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (29.0%), Irish (13.2%), German (10.8%), English (8.4%), Italian (2.3%), French (1.8%).
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Clarkson
- High school or higher: 62.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
- Unemployed: 6.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Clarkson city
- Never married: 23.6%
- Now married: 50.6%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 18.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +156 (+24.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Clarkson:
- TWINS LAKES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY)
- BRECKINRIDGE MEMORIAL HOSP (about 27 miles; HARDINSBURG, KY)
- HARDIN MEMORIAL HOSP (about 29 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clarkson:
- BOWLING GREEN-WARREN COUNTY RGNL (about 40 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Abbreviation: BWG)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 58 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
- OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 68 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Clarkson:
- GRAYSON COUNTY (about 8 miles; LEITCHFIELD, KY; Abbreviation: M20)
- ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK (about 21 miles; FALLS-OF-ROUGH, KY; Abbreviation: 2I3)
- BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY (about 25 miles; HARDINSBURG, KY; Abbreviation: I93)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarkson:
- ELIZABETHTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; ELIZABETHTOWN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,217)
- WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; BOWLING GREEN, KY; Full-time enrollment: 12,806)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE (about 61 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 15,514)
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,290)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 63 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
- SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
Public primary/middle school in Clarkson:
- CLARKSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 588; Location: 301 E MAIN ST; Grades: PK – 05)