CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Whether it’s the growing job market, variety of educational opportunities or ability for home ownership, more people are moving to Clarksville.
The Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council has projected the area will add 10,000 more jobs over the next five years.
“With the addition of a lot of retail coming and two new hospitals, we’re thinking a little bit more than 10,000 jobs between now and 2030 if these hospitals and the retail — if they build out according to their schedule,” David “Buck” Dellinger, CEO of the Clarksville-Montgomery County Economic Development Council, told News 2.
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Dellinger said Montgomery County’s average age is 32 compared to 39 for the state overall. He credits Fort Campbell for the county’s young and skilled workforce. Of the nearly 250,000 people who live in Montgomery County, 30,000 of those people are soldiers and another 10,000 are civilian employees.
“Before Fort Campbell really became a fort, it was a camp in World War II,” Dellinger explained. “There were only 13,000 people that lived in Clarksville. Now, we’re over 180 [thousand] and growing fast,” Dellinger added…