Caulksville vs Scranton

A side-by-side comparison of Caulksville and Scranton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Scranton has the higher population (245 vs 169 in Caulksville). Scranton has the higher median household income ($75,000 vs $38,167 in Caulksville). Caulksville has the higher median home value ($153,800 vs $115,000 in Scranton).

Population, income & housing

	Caulksville	Scranton
Population	169	245
Median age	62.0 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,167	$75,000
Median home value	$153,800	$115,000
Median gross rent	$775	$708
Housing units	98	117
Homeownership rate	82.6%	75.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Caulksville	Scranton
Population	234 → 169 (-27.8%)	241 → 245 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $38,167 (-17.5%)	$43,438 → $75,000 (+72.7%)
Median home value	$91,300 → $153,800 (+68.5%)	$79,200 → $115,000 (+45.2%)
Median gross rent	$644 → $775 (+20.3%)	$606 → $708 (+16.8%)

Caulksville

Population

234169

Median household income

$46,250$38,167

Median home value

$91,300$153,800

Median gross rent

$644$775

Scranton

Population

241245

Median household income

$43,438$75,000

Median home value

$79,200$115,000

Median gross rent

$606$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Caulksville	Scranton
Under 5	2.4%	4.1%
5 to 17	17.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	3.6%	18.4%
25 to 34	5.3%	13.1%
35 to 44	5.9%	9.8%
45 to 54	4.7%	13.9%
55 to 64	18.3%	7.8%
65 to 74	28.4%	10.6%
75 and over	13.6%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Caulksville	Scranton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	93.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Caulksville	Scranton
No high school diploma	10.1%	10.3%
High school graduate	46.5%	41.8%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	10.1%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Caulksville	Scranton
Drove alone	90.3%	90.6%
Carpooled	6.5%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Caulksville	Scranton
1-unit, detached	91.8%	80.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.2%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Caulksville	Scranton
Poverty rate	21.4%	14.7%
Average household size	1.97	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	16	18
Median year structure built	1970	1986