Caldwell is a city of 441 people in Arkansas. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $123,500. The foreign-born share is 3%. Renters pay $740 a month at the median. 96% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,375, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
6% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Caldwell
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.8% → 6.4%(−6.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share91.9% → 85.9%(−6.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants80.5% → 72.4%(−8.1 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)25%(4)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.5%(2)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 16 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Caldwell, decade by decade
Caldwell population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
298
$61,156
$128,644
12.8%
18.5
2000
465
$70,305
$105,838
14.2%
37.8
2010
555
$80,740
$98,686
14.2%
46.5
2020
451
$45,313
$90,903
10.3%
54.8
2024
441
$68,375
$123,500
6.4%
31.8
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
