Prairie Creek, AR

Census Place

2024 Population

2,493

US Senator

John Boozman

Republican Party

US Senator

Tom Cotton

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.4

3.97% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

11.6%

16.3% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$93,391

1.13% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Prairie Creek, AR is home to a population of 2.49k people, from which 99.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.53% of Prairie Creek, AR residents were born outside of the country (63 people).

In 2024, there were 4.05 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.84k people) in Prairie Creek, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 455 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 60 Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.2%

2024 Citizenship

99.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.2% of Prairie Creek, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Prairie Creek, AR was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Prairie Creek, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prairie Creek, AR

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.84k ± 420
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
455 ± 276
Other (Non-Hispanic)
60 ± 66

2.21%

Hispanic Population

55 people

2.21% of the people in Prairie Creek, AR are hispanic (55 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Prairie Creek, AR as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Arkansas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
66,868 ± 6,279 people
El Salvador
15,793 ± 3,077 people
India
10,798 ± 2,547 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,868 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 15,793 and India with 10,798.

Foreign-Born Population

2.53%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

63 people

1.65%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

39 people

As of 2024, 2.53% of Prairie Creek, AR residents (63 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Prairie Creek, AR was 1.65%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Prairie Creek, AR compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
84 ± 46
Gulf War (1990s)
24 ± 22
World War II
9 ± 15

Prairie Creek, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.5 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Prairie Creek, AR.

Economy

The economy of Prairie Creek, AR employs 1.18k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Prairie Creek, AR were Retail Trade (285 people), Manufacturing (157 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (125 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($119,167), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($91,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($80,750).

Employment

Occupations

1.18k

2024 Value

± 280

6.89%

1 Year growth

± 31.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prairie Creek, AR grew at a rate of 6.89%, from 1.1k employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Prairie Creek, AR, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (203 people), Management Occupations (150 people), and Transportation Occupations (135 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Prairie Creek, AR.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Arkansas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.18k

2024 Value

± 280

6.89%

1 Year growth

± 31.9%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Prairie Creek, AR grew at a rate of 6.89%, from 1.1k employees to 1.18k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Prairie Creek, AR, are Retail Trade (285 people), Manufacturing (157 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (125 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Prairie Creek, AR, though some of these residents may live in Prairie Creek, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$50,993

Median earning men ± $9,320

$46,000

Median earning women ± $24,308

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($119,167), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($81,875), and Manufacturing ($72,917).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($79,976), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,472), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($41,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Prairie Creek, AR was $423,300 in 2024, which is 1.27 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $360,200 to $423,300, a 17.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Prairie Creek, AR is 78.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Prairie Creek, AR have an average commute time of 24.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Prairie Creek, AR is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$423,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$54,012

$739

Median Property Taxes

±$181

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Prairie Creek, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Prairie Creek, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

78.5%

Homeownership

2024

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.5% of the housing units in Prairie Creek, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 82.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Prairie Creek, AR compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$93,391

Median Household Income

± $11,135

942

Number of Households

± 218

In 2024, the median household income of the 942 households in Prairie Creek, AR declined from $93,391 from the previous year's value of $94,457.

The following chart displays the households in Prairie Creek, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prairie Creek, AR is from Arkansas.

0.445

2024 Wage GINI in Arkansas

0.448

2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2024, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.445 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.844% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Arkansas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.2%)
Worked At Home (22.6%)
Carpooled (2.12%)

In 2024, 75.2% of workers in Prairie Creek, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (22.6%) and those who carpooled to work (2.12%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Prairie Creek, AR have a shorter commute time (24.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.658% of the workforce in Prairie Creek, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Prairie Creek, AR compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Prairie Creek, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Prairie Creek, AR have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Prairie Creek, AR (289 out of 2.49k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Prairie Creek, AR is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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