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Caraway, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Caraway is a Census city of 1,087 people across 2.30 square miles of land, in Craighead County. Median household income is $38,558, 65.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Caraway
What Caraway is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land472 plus or minus 114
- County holding the largest share of its areaCraighead County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Caraway
- Population1,087 plus or minus 263
- Median age32.7 plus or minus 8.9
- Population under 18236 plus or minus 85
- Share under 1821.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Population 65 and over187 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over17.2 percent
- Households462 plus or minus 107
- Family households283 plus or minus 84
- Share of households that are families61.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Caraway
- Median household income$38,558 plus or minus $10,001
- Per capita income$22,707
- Civilian labor force487 plus or minus 154
- Employed471 plus or minus 152
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 11
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Adults 25 and over755 plus or minus 192
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.6 percent plus or minus 27.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Caraway
- Housing units516 plus or minus 112
- Occupied units462 plus or minus 107
- Vacant units54 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Owner occupied304 plus or minus 86
- Renter occupied158 plus or minus 62
- Ownership rate65.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$603
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units371 plus or minus 102
- Share single family71.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more81 plus or minus 46
- Share in buildings of two or more15.7 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Mobile homes64 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Caraway gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute460 plus or minus 152
- Commuting under 15 minutes184 plus or minus 111
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.0 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more212 plus or minus 63
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.1 percent plus or minus 20.5
- Drove alone77.1 percent
- Carpooled20.6 percent plus or minus 16.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.3 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Caraway
- NFIP communityCity of Caraway
- NFIP community number050311
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/26/24
The City of Caraway participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050311 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Craighead County, not Caraway
Craighead County context, not Caraway figures
- Establishments in Craighead County2,788
- Covered employment, Craighead County55,053
- Average annual pay, Craighead County$51,690
- Housing units permitted, Craighead County923
Every figure in this section is published for Craighead County as a whole and is not a measurement of Caraway.
All Craighead County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Caraway questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Caraway, Arkansas?
1,087, in 462 households. Caraway city covers 2.30 square miles of land, which is 472 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Caraway in?
Craighead County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Caraway?
$38,558. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,900. Median gross rent is $603 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Caraway in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Caraway appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Caraway, city of, community 050311, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Caraway figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Craighead County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Caraway.
Is zoning published for Caraway?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.