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Caruthersville, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Caruthersville is a Census city of 5,326 people across 5.16 square miles of land, in Pemiscot County. Median household income is $34,652, 47.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Caruthersville
What Caruthersville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.16 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,033
- County holding the largest share of its areaPemiscot 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.
Caruthersville
How many people live in Caruthersville
- Population5,326
- Median age35.7
- Population under 181,289
- Share under 1824.2 percent
- Population 65 and over894 plus or minus 185
- Share 65 and over16.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Households2,276
- Family households1,351
- Share of households that are families59.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Caruthersville
Income and work in Caruthersville
- Median household income$34,652
- Per capita income$24,135
- Civilian labor force2,125
- Employed1,934
- Unemployed191 plus or minus 136
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over3,536
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.0 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Caruthersville
Housing in Caruthersville
- Housing units2,640
- Occupied units2,276
- Vacant units364 plus or minus 148
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied1,083
- Renter occupied1,193
- Ownership rate47.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$107,700 plus or minus $29,312
- Median gross rent, monthly$801
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.7 percent
- Single family units1,915
- Share single family72.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more704 plus or minus 215
- Share in buildings of two or more26.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Caruthersville
How Caruthersville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,850
- Commuting under 15 minutes999 plus or minus 232
- Share commuting under 15 minutes54.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more313 plus or minus 115
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.9 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone74.0 percent
- Carpooled16.6 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.2 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Caruthersville
Flood risk in Caruthersville
- NFIP communityCity of Caruthersville
- NFIP community number290275
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/81
The City of Caruthersville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290275 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.
Pemiscot County, not Caruthersville
Pemiscot County context, not Caruthersville figures
- Establishments in Pemiscot County284
- Covered employment, Pemiscot County4,806
- Average annual pay, Pemiscot County$39,855
- Housing units permitted, Pemiscot County18
Every figure in this section is published for Pemiscot County as a whole and is not a measurement of Caruthersville.
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.
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Common questions
Caruthersville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Caruthersville, Missouri?
5,326, in 2,276 households. Caruthersville city covers 5.16 square miles of land, which is 1,033 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Caruthersville in?
Pemiscot 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 Caruthersville?
$34,652. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $107,700. Median gross rent is $801 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Caruthersville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Caruthersville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Caruthersville, city of, community 290275, 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 Caruthersville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Pemiscot 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 Caruthersville.
Is zoning published for Caruthersville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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