COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cave Spring vs Prairie Grove
PLACE A
Cave Spring, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Cave Spring is 186% larger than Prairie Grove. Cave Spring earns more, with a median household income $16,838 higher. Prairie Grove has grown faster since 2000 (61% vs 7%).
CAVE SPRINGPRAIRIE GROVEDIFFERENCE
Total population25,7428,998+186% vs Prairie Grove
Population density2,157965+1,192
Population growth7.4%60.8%−53.5 pts
Median age42.431.7+10.7
Male49.1%49.7%−0.5 pts
Female50.9%50.3%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born11.3%0.9%+10.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.1%72.5%+6.6 pts
Black3.8%0.0%+3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%3.8%+1.8 pts
Asian6.9%1.1%+5.8 pts
Other4.6%22.6%−18.0 pts
Median household income$87,539$70,701+$16,838
Per capita income$49,725$30,256+$19,469
Poverty rate5.9%15.2%−9.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.413+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher48.8%27.5%+21.3 pts
Graduate degree18.4%7.3%+11.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%3.0%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation66.9%63.2%+3.7 pts
Median home value$325,800$256,000+$69,800
Median gross rent$1,285$968+$317
Owner-occupied69.5%64.9%+4.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.8%3.4%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households37.8%42.2%−4.4 pts
Average commute20.028.4−8.4
Worked from home17.8%14.0%+3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured3.6%12.1%−8.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024