Prairie Creek, AR

Census Place

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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
$423,300
17.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,179
6.89% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Prairie Creek, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.2% of the residents in Prairie Creek, AR are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Prairie Creek, AR was $423,300, and the homeownership rate was 78.5%.

Most people in Prairie Creek, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Prairie Creek, AR was 2 cars per household.

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.

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.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Prairie Creek, AR
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.84k ± 420
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    455 ± 276
  3. Other (Non-Hispanic)
    60 ± 66
2.21%
Hispanic Population
55 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.

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.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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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.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    84 ± 46
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    24 ± 22
  3. 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.

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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).

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.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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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.

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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).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Arkansas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Arkansas.
John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Arkansas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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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.

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.

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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%.

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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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Prairie Creek, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (22.6%)
  3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Health

88.1% of the population of Prairie Creek, AR has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 8.74% on Medicaid, 19.6% on Medicare, 11.4% on non-group plans, and 1.2% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.8% were men and 46.2% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.5% under 18 years, 22.7% between 18 and 34 years, 37.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 53.8% were men and 46.2% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.9%
Uninsured
47.2%
Employer Coverage
8.74%
Medicaid
19.6%
Medicare
11.4%
Non-Group
1.2%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Prairie Creek, AR grew by 9.72% from 10.9% to 11.9%.

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