CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cave Springs

Arkansas · 475 residents · 7.74 sq mi

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Cave Springs is home to 475 people in Arkansas. The population has fallen 57% since 2000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $36,800. Renters pay $311 a month at the median. Households take in $22,941 at the median, 24% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 53%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

475

−57%vs 2000

vs 1,103 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.7

−18%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.74 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(48)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(44)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.3%(30)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.2%(34)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(90)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(56)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(38)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.8%(37)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.2%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.5%(31)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(11)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,941

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,500 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,217

−49%vs 2000

vs $17,946 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,800

−53%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $103,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $473 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.8%

−14.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

32.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(1,020)

Black0.1%(1)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(24)

Asian0.3%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(452)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(10)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.8%(23)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.5%(268)

Central American1.5%(92)

Salvadoran1.5%(92)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(35)

Asian Indian0.1%(8)

Japanese0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro1.1%(64)

Ancestry

English20.7%(1,244)

German16%(961)

Irish12.7%(766)

Scottish3.7%(224)

French3.6%(216)

American3.1%(189)

Polish2.7%(164)

Dutch2.7%(161)

Italian1.6%(97)

Norwegian1.2%(72)

Scotch-Irish1%(60)

Swedish0.5%(32)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(30)

British0.4%(23)

Canadian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Nigerian0.1%(9)

Croatian0.1%(8)

French Canadian0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.6%

−10.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

66.4%

−11.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+71%vs 2000

vs 12.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.7%(492)

Married73.9%(1,603)

Widowed1.6%(35)

Divorced1.8%(39)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(376)

Married79.3%(1,746)

Widowed2.7%(60)

Divorced0.9%(19)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2013

from 8.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.1%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.4%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 1.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

82.0%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 85.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

20.9%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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