Demographics for the City of Caruthersville
General Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Total population |
6,168 |
|
|
Male |
2,873 |
46.6 |
49.1% |
Female |
3,295 |
53.4 |
50.9% |
Median age (years) |
34.2 |
(X) |
35.3 |
Under 5 years |
532 |
8.6 |
6.8% |
18 years and over |
4,351 |
70.5 |
74.3% |
65 years and over |
869 |
14.1 |
12.4% |
One race |
6,065 |
98.3 |
97.6% |
White |
3,941 |
63.9 |
75.1% |
Black or African American |
2,041 |
33.1 |
12.3% |
American Indian and Alaska Native |
17 |
0.3 |
0.9% |
Asian |
12 |
0.2 |
3.6% |
Native Hawaiian and |
7 |
0.1 |
0.1% |
Some other race |
47 |
0.8 |
5.5% |
Two or more races |
9 |
.1 |
2.4% |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
145 |
2.4 |
12.5% |
Household population |
6,071 |
98.4 |
97.2% |
Group quarters population |
97 |
1.6 |
2.8% |
Average household size |
2.47 |
(X) |
2.59 |
Average family size |
3.1 |
(X) |
3.14 |
Total housing units |
|
|
|
Occupied housing units |
2,454 |
88.2 |
91.0% |
Owner-occupied housing units |
1,215 |
49.5 |
66.2% |
Renter-occupied housing units |
1,239 |
50.5 |
33.8% |
Vacant housing units |
273 |
10 |
9.0% |
|
|
|
|
Social Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Population 25 years and over |
4,477 |
|
|
High school graduate or higher |
2,698 |
60.3 |
80.4% |
Bachelor's degree or higher |
371 |
8.3 |
24.4% |
Civilian veterans |
635 |
12.2 |
12.7% |
Disability status |
1,856 |
27.1 |
19.3% |
Foreign born |
36 |
0.5 |
11.1% |
Male, Now married, except separated |
1,386 |
55.7 |
56.7% |
Female, Now married, except separated |
1,388 |
44.9 |
52.1% |
Speak a language other than English at home |
134 |
1.9 |
17.9% |
|
|
|
|
Economic Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
In labor force |
2,924 |
53.9 |
63.9% |
Mean travel time to work in minutes |
16.7 |
(X) |
25.5 |
Median household income in 1999 (dollars) |
20,969 |
(X) |
41,994 |
Median family income in 1999 (dollars) |
25,024 |
(X) |
50,046 |
Per capita income in 1999 (dollars) |
12,475 |
(X) |
21,587 |
Families below poverty level |
519 |
26.0 |
9.2% |
Individuals below poverty level |
2,554 |
33.9 |
12.4% |
|
|
|
|
Housing Characteristics |
Number |
Percent |
U.S. |
Single-family owner-occupied homes |
1,438 |
|
|
Median value (dollars) |
47,200 |
(X) |
119,600 |
Median of selected monthly owner costs |
(X) |
(X) |
|
With a mortgage (dollars) |
627 |
(X) |
1,088 |
Not mortgaged (dollars) |
240 |
(X) |
295 |
(X) Not applicable. | |||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau |