Brookland vs Caraway

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

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

Brookland has the higher population (4,230 vs 1,078 in Caraway). Brookland has the higher median household income ($59,677 vs $41,667 in Caraway). Brookland has the higher median home value ($163,500 vs $73,800 in Caraway).

Population, income & housing

	Brookland	Caraway
Population	4,230	1,078
Median age	27.3 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$59,677	$41,667
Median home value	$163,500	$73,800
Median gross rent	$987	$481
Housing units	1,716	497
Homeownership rate	54.5%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.9%	13.0%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brookland	Caraway
Population	3,312 → 4,230 (+27.7%)	1,000 → 1,078 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$44,092 → $59,677 (+35.3%)	$43,958 → $41,667 (-5.2%)
Median home value	$110,700 → $163,500 (+47.7%)	$48,800 → $73,800 (+51.2%)
Median gross rent	$748 → $987 (+32.0%)	$573 → $481 (-16.1%)

Brookland

Population

3,3124,230

Median household income

$44,092$59,677

Median home value

$110,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$748$987

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)

	Brookland	Caraway
Under 5	12.1%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.4%	21.2%
18 to 24	6.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	24.8%	18.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.0%	9.6%
55 to 64	8.7%	9.7%
65 to 74	3.3%	7.4%
75 and over	3.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brookland	Caraway
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	90.6%
Black or African American	2.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brookland	Caraway
No high school diploma	12.0%	19.6%
High school graduate	46.5%	49.2%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brookland	Caraway
Drove alone	88.0%	69.3%
Carpooled	8.9%	27.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	2.5%	2.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brookland	Caraway
1-unit, detached	52.3%	76.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	13.5%
5 to 19 units	14.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.4%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Brookland	Caraway
Poverty rate	11.8%	22.6%
Average household size	2.67	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	2002	1974