, ▁the ▁census ▁local ity ▁( town ▁and ▁sub - area ) ▁of ▁Clark ston ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁resident ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 9 , 9 4 4 , ▁or ▁ 2 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁of ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire . ▁The ▁median ▁age ▁of ▁males ▁and ▁females ▁living ▁in ▁Clark ston ▁was ▁ 3 8 ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁respectively , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 3 7 ▁and ▁ 3 9 ▁years ▁for ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Scotland . ▁Fif ty - n ine ▁percent ▁were ▁married , ▁ 3 . 7 % ▁were ▁coh ab iting ▁cou ples , ▁ 7 . 0 % ▁were ▁l one - parent ▁families ▁and ▁ 2 3 . 2 % ▁of ▁households ▁were ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁individuals . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁of ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁towns ▁residents ▁was ▁ 9 7 . 1 % ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁( including ▁ 9 1 . 8 % ▁from ▁Scotland ), ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁ 0 . 5 % ▁from ▁other ▁European ▁Union ▁countries ▁and ▁ 1 . 9 % ▁from ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁Comp ared ▁with ▁the ▁average ▁dem ography ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁Clark ston ▁has ▁higher ▁proport ions ▁of ▁people ▁born ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁young ▁children ▁( 0 – 1 5 ▁years ▁old ). ▁ ▁Of ▁residents ▁ 1 6 – 7 4 , ▁ 4 4 . 0 % ▁were ▁in ▁full - time ▁employ ment , ▁ 1 3 . 1 % ▁in