Carlisle

Population: 2,175
Median household income: $34,858
Median home value: $132,600

Carlisle, a community in Lonoke County, Arkansas, has 2,175 residents. Its median household income of $34,858 runs below the Lonoke County figure of $71,449.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carlisle's population declined 4.6% from 2,279 to 2,175, while its median home value rose 51.0% from $87,800 to $132,600.

12.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,175
Median age: 43.3 yrs
Median household income: $34,858
Median home value: $132,600
Median gross rent: $658
Housing units: 1,021
Homeownership rate: 74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2792,175

Median household income

$41,125$34,858

Median home value

$87,800$132,600

Median gross rent

$779$658

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,279	$41,125	$87,800	$779
2020	2,248	$36,202	$86,600	$600
2021	2,282	$43,279	$86,000	$637
2022	2,329	$35,769	$114,400	$676
2023	2,175	$34,858	$132,600	$658

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 449.1%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 6412.2%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over15.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	110	5.1%
5 to 17	433	19.9%
18 to 24	97	4.5%
25 to 34	280	12.9%
35 to 44	198	9.1%
45 to 54	276	12.7%
55 to 64	265	12.2%
65 to 74	182	8.4%
75 and over	334	15.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,773	81.5%
Black or African American	261	12.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	120	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.0%

High school graduate50.7%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	154	10.0%
High school graduate	778	50.7%
Some college or associate's	409	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	142	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	52	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	653	77.6%
Carpooled	28	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	147	17.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	256	36.8%
15 to 29 min	172	24.7%
30 to 44 min	227	32.7%
45 to 59 min	28	4.0%
60+ min	12	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 19.4% (406 of 2,095)

	Count	Share
Family households	534	65.1%
Nonfamily households	286	34.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	820	80.3%
Vacant	201	19.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	612	74.6%
Renter-occupied	208	25.4%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	799	78.3%
1-unit, attached	5	0.5%
2 to 4 units	116	11.4%
5 to 19 units	11	1.1%
20 or more units	5	0.5%
Mobile home & other	85	8.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0511500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.84 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 34.7954, -91.7405