Prairie Creek is a city of 2,493 people in Arkansas. At a median age of 48.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. That is roughly 54% ahead of the Arkansas median. That puts it in the top 9% of US cities for household income. Owners hold 78% of the housing stock. Growth has run 35% since 2000, or 644 more people.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $93,391, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 86%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Prairie Creek
What changed most since 1990
Median age57.5 → 48.4(−9.1 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Population1,323 → 2,493(+88%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$195,366 → $423,300(+117%)US over the same years: +67%
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)14.5%(24)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.8%(92)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.5%(9)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 165 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
Prairie Creek, decade by decade
Prairie Creek 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
1,323
$78,393
$195,366
32.3%
7.4
2000
1,849
$107,478
$226,978
33.9%
7.9
2010
2,066
$66,709
$238,947
31.2%
15.6
2020
2,217
$101,109
$303,495
34.0%
33.5
2024
2,493
$93,391
$423,300
40.0%
50.6
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.
