With 623 people, McRae is a city in Arkansas. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $99,400. Households here earn about 42% less than in Arkansas as a whole. The median household earns $35,132, about 57% below the national median. Median rent is $668 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $35,132, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.5
US median: 38.9
Less educated
8% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about McRae
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree3.8% → 8.2%(+4.3 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share99.4% → 72.7%(−26.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.0% → 18.3%(+18.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 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)27%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era18.9%(7)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 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
McRae, decade by decade
McRae 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
690
$35,063
$66,962
3.8%
1.4
2000
661
$37,799
$78,513
4.8%
16.2
2010
682
$32,936
$80,704
4.1%
15.7
2020
616
$38,382
$93,448
8.4%
31.6
2024
623
$35,132
$99,400
8.2%
53.8
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.
