Caraway

Population: 1,078
Median household income: $41,667
Median home value: $73,800

Caraway, a community in Craighead County, Arkansas, has 1,078 residents. The median household income of $41,667 is below the Craighead County median ($57,615).

Between 2019 and 2023, Caraway's population grew 7.8% from 1,000 to 1,078, while its median home value rose 51.2% from $48,800 to $73,800.

76.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,078
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $41,667
Median home value: $73,800
Median gross rent: $481
Housing units: 497
Homeownership rate: 68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,0001,078

Median household income

$43,958$41,667

Median home value

$48,800$73,800

Median gross rent

$573$481

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,000	$43,958	$48,800	$573
2020	1,219	$47,625	$55,200	$558
2021	1,239	$45,909	$55,900	$612
2022	1,174	$47,679	$63,200	$678
2023	1,078	$41,667	$73,800	$481

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 249.2%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over8.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	5.3%
5 to 17	229	21.2%
18 to 24	99	9.2%
25 to 34	204	18.9%
35 to 44	112	10.4%
45 to 54	103	9.6%
55 to 64	105	9.7%
65 to 74	80	7.4%
75 and over	89	8.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	977	90.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	55	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate49.2%

Some college or associate's18.2%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	136	19.6%
High school graduate	341	49.2%
Some college or associate's	126	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	54	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	36	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled27.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	293	69.3%
Carpooled	116	27.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	4	0.9%
Worked from home	10	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	41.6%
15 to 29 min	73	17.7%
30 to 44 min	124	30.0%
45 to 59 min	41	9.9%
60+ min	3	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.46
Poverty rate: 22.6% (243 of 1,075)

	Count	Share
Family households	277	63.2%
Nonfamily households	161	36.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	438	88.1%
Vacant	59	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	301	68.7%
Renter-occupied	137	31.3%

1-unit, detached76.3%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	379	76.3%
1-unit, attached	11	2.2%
2 to 4 units	67	13.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	40	8.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0511410
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.7602, -90.3221