Bowman vs Caraway

A side-by-side comparison of Bowman and Caraway: population, income, housing, and more.

Bowman and Caraway are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Caraway has the higher population (1,078 vs 46 in Bowman). Since 2019, Caraway's population has grown faster (+7.8% vs -13.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowman	Caraway
Population	46	1,078
Median age	—	32.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,667
Median home value	—	$73,800
Median gross rent	—	$481
Housing units	22	497
Homeownership rate	100.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowman	Caraway
Population	53 → 46 (-13.2%)	1,000 → 1,078 (+7.8%)
Median household income	—	$43,958 → $41,667 (-5.2%)
Median home value	—	$48,800 → $73,800 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$573 → $481 (-16.1%)

Bowman

Population

5346

Caraway

Population

1,0001,078

Median household income

$43,958$41,667

Median home value

$48,800$73,800

Median gross rent

$573$481

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowman	Caraway
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	21.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.9%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	100.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	7.4%
75 and over	0.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowman	Caraway
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowman	Caraway
No high school diploma	0.0%	19.6%
High school graduate	52.2%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	47.8%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowman	Caraway
Drove alone	100.0%	69.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	27.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowman	Caraway
1-unit, detached	0.0%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	100.0%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Bowman	Caraway
Poverty rate	0.0%	22.6%
Average household size	2.09	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	—	21
Median year structure built	—	1974