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72419

Caraway, AR · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,394
Median household income
$41,017
People below poverty
19.4%
Median home value
$93,300

Income

The median income of households in 72419 was $41,017. An estimated 4.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.4
$10,000 to $14,999 6.3
$15,000 to $24,999 16.6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.6
$35,000 to $49,999 19.9
$50,000 to $74,999 18.5
$75,000 to $99,999 10.5
$100,000 to $149,999 10.3
$150,000 to $199,999 1
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47966
Female 43490

An estimated 62% of households received earnings. An estimated 46.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,458. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 62
Social Security 46.1
Retirement income 19.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.2
Cash public assistance income 0.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 19.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 18.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 16.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 19.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 27
People 65 years old and over below poverty 18.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 16.8

In 2020-2024, 13.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 42.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 50.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 72419 in 2020-2024, 92.1% had health insurance coverage and 7.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 51.9% and public coverage was 51.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.4%.


In 2020-2024, 72419 had a total population of 1,394 - 709 (50.9%) females and 685 (49.1%) males. The median age was 39 years. An estimated 22.2% of the population was under 18 years, 30.3% was 19 to 44 years, 22.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 22.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 72419 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 19 91
5 to 9 47 23
10 to 14 21 35
15 to 19 88 24
20 to 24 53 29
25 to 29 62 83
30 to 34 65 37
35 to 39 16 11
40 to 44 34 32
45 to 49 28 43
50 to 54 60 14
55 to 59 13 61
60 to 64 52 41
65 to 69 34 44
70 to 74 35 7
75 to 79 45 87
80 to 84 8 33
85 and over 5 14

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.4% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 31.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.4% of the people in 72419 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.4% of the people in 72419 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 573 households in 72419. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 52.5% of the households in 72419 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.6% of all households, while 16.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.7% of all households.

In 72419, 29% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 52.5
Cohabiting Couples 6.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52.5% of males and 54.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.1 17.5
Now married, except separated 52.5 54.3
Separated 1.7 2.9
Widowed 2.7 13.4
Divorced 9 12

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 72419, 40 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.8% of the people living in 72419 were U.S. natives. 80.2% of the 72419 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.2% of 72419 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 20.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 72419 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 72419.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 40.7
Asia 3.4
Europe 0
Africa 55.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 72419 in 2020-2024, 6.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.9% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.9
Other Indo-European languages 2.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 72419 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.8
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 0.7
Abroad 2.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 81.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 11.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 18.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 72419 was 278 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 13 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 194. College or graduate school enrollment was 71.

Educational Attainment of People in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 18.4
High school diploma or equivalency 48.3
Some college, no degree 17.4
Associate's degree 4.5
Bachelor's degree 8.7
Graduate or professional degree 2.7

Disability

In 72419, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 19.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 47.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 72419, 49.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 48.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 18.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 429 77
Federal, state, or local government workers 103 18.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 25 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 72419 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 25.5
Construction 8.3
Manufacturing 12.7
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.1
Information 3.1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.2
Public administration 2.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 72419 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 110 19.7
Service occupations 100 18
Sales and office occupations 83 14.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 172 30.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 92 16.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 73.8% of 72419 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 24.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 73.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 24.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 0
Worked from home 2

In 2020-2024, 72419 had a total of 627 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.5% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 12.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.6% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.9
Mobile homes 11.6
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 72419 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 68.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 72419 had 573 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 54 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.2% while renters occupied 28.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.45 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.39.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.7% and another 30.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 72419:

House Heating Fuel Used in 72419 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 71.8
Electricity 27.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 72419 was $93,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 35.3 % had a mortgage. 64.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $790 and for owners without a mortgage it was $385.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 72419 was $622. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.