Prairie Creek

Population: 2,367
Median household income: $94,457
Median home value: $360,200

Prairie Creek, a community in Benton County, Arkansas, has 2,367 residents. The median household income of $94,457 is above the Benton County median ($89,879).

From 2019 to 2023, Prairie Creek's population declined 2.2% from 2,421 to 2,367, while its median home value rose 61.7% from $222,800 to $360,200.

10.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.59 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,367
Median age: 50.4 yrs
Median household income: $94,457
Median home value: $360,200
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 987
Homeownership rate: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,4212,367

Median household income

$74,922$94,457

Median home value

$222,800$360,200

Median gross rent

$867$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,421	$74,922	$222,800	$867
2020	2,176	$83,421	$250,400	$875
2021	2,274	$90,917	$265,300	$947
2022	2,379	$106,250	$323,400	$765
2023	2,367	$94,457	$360,200	$1,069

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 178.8%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5416.2%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	83	3.5%
5 to 17	208	8.8%
18 to 24	122	5.2%
25 to 34	446	18.8%
35 to 44	173	7.3%
45 to 54	383	16.2%
55 to 64	399	16.9%
65 to 74	298	12.6%
75 and over	255	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,925	81.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	54	2.3%
Two or more races	271	11.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.2%

High school graduate26.6%

Some college or associate's35.8%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	24	1.2%
High school graduate	520	26.6%
Some college or associate's	700	35.8%
Bachelor's degree	557	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	153	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled2.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	866	78.5%
Carpooled	32	2.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	205	18.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	3.6%
15 to 29 min	551	61.4%
30 to 44 min	221	24.6%
45 to 59 min	79	8.8%
60+ min	15	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 10.0% (236 of 2,367)

	Count	Share
Family households	630	68.9%
Nonfamily households	284	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	914	92.6%
Vacant	73	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	750	82.1%
Renter-occupied	164	17.9%

1-unit, detached76.5%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	755	76.5%
1-unit, attached	44	4.5%
2 to 4 units	67	6.8%
5 to 19 units	6	0.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	115	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0557125
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.37 sq mi
Water area: 0.49 sq mi
Center point: 36.3295, -94.0589