Cave Springs is a city of 6,008 people in Arkansas. Households here earn about 141% more than in Arkansas as a whole. The population has more than tripled since 2000, adding 4,905 people. 93% of homes are owner-occupied. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. Few US cities rank higher on income.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $146,473, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.6
US median: 38.9
More educated
54% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 145%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Cave Springs
What changed most since 1990
Population475 → 6,008(+1,165%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$88,323 → $460,300(+421%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree4.6% → 54.1%(+49.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)22%(37)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)38.1%(64)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era38.7%(65)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(11)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 168 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
Cave Springs, decade by decade
Cave Springs 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
475
$55,060
$88,323
4.6%
12.6
2000
1,103
$68,312
$187,995
14.8%
17.7
2010
1,729
$101,779
$308,573
25.1%
23.6
2020
5,495
$162,390
$370,035
62.2%
40.2
2024
6,008
$146,473
$460,300
54.1%
58.9
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.
