Caruthersville

Population: 5,426
Median household income: $35,903
Median home value: $118,700

Caruthersville is a community in Pemiscot County, Missouri, home to 5,426 residents. At $35,903, its median household income sits below Pemiscot County's $40,748.

Between 2019 and 2023, Caruthersville's population declined 3.4% from 5,616 to 5,426, while its median home value rose 25.5% from $94,600 to $118,700.

69.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,426
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $35,903
Median home value: $118,700
Median gross rent: $771
Housing units: 2,657
Homeownership rate: 46.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6165,426

Median household income

$31,322$35,903

Median home value

$94,600$118,700

Median gross rent

$612$771

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,616	$31,322	$94,600	$612
2020	5,518	$32,025	$101,100	$656
2021	5,606	$33,922	$98,400	$675
2022	5,504	$35,585	$116,400	$758
2023	5,426	$35,903	$118,700	$771

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 2415.6%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	429	7.9%
5 to 17	658	12.1%
18 to 24	844	15.6%
25 to 34	663	12.2%
35 to 44	644	11.9%
45 to 54	651	12.0%
55 to 64	792	14.6%
65 to 74	522	9.6%
75 and over	223	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,113	57.4%
Black or African American	1,870	34.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.4%
Asian	24	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	113	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	287	5.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate48.8%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	669	19.1%
High school graduate	1,706	48.8%
Some college or associate's	656	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	307	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	157	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.6%

Carpooled18.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,589	74.6%
Carpooled	393	18.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	3.9%
Other means	12	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,047	51.1%
15 to 29 min	641	31.3%
30 to 44 min	200	9.8%
45 to 59 min	105	5.1%
60+ min	54	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 26.1% (1,383 of 5,306)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,330	59.9%
Nonfamily households	889	40.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,219	83.5%
Vacant	438	16.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,036	46.7%
Renter-occupied	1,183	53.3%

1-unit, detached69.4%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units18.7%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,844	69.4%
1-unit, attached	113	4.3%
2 to 4 units	496	18.7%
5 to 19 units	140	5.3%
20 or more units	37	1.4%
Mobile home & other	27	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2911692
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 36.1813, -89.6669