Arkansas · Census place 11500
Carlisle, AR population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Carlisle, Arkansas (Carlisle, AR — Census place “Carlisle city”) is 2,175 residents, ranking #142 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $34,858, the median home is worth $132,600 and median gross rent runs $658 a month. Looking for the Carlisle Arkansas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Carlisle, AR: 72024.
- Population
- 2,175Carlisle city residents
- Median household income
- $34,858Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $132,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $658Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.6%Owner-occupied households
Carlisle ZIP codes (Arkansas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Carlisle.
The Carlisle AR ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Carlisle city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Carlisle city median would spend about 22.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.4% of residents and 74.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Carlisle city, AR in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Carlisle city is a small town in Arkansas, with 2,175 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #142 of 625 ranked by population — larger than 77% of them. The median age here is 43.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Carlisle city earn a median of $34,858 a year, 55.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $49,306 median for the 209 Arkansas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 19.4% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Carlisle city is valued at $132,600, 56.3% below the national figure and 3% above the $128,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $658 a month, 53.2% below the national figure, or roughly $7,896 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Smackover city 2,137
- Gassville city 2,216
- Danville city 2,123
- Melbourne city 2,227
- Judsonia city 2,092
- Star City city 2,234
- McCrory city 2,062
- Marked Tree city 2,235
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Carlisle city?
- Carlisle city has 2,175 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #142 of 625 in Arkansas.
- What is the median household income in Carlisle city?
- Median household income in Carlisle city is $34,858 a year, 55.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Carlisle city?
- Median gross rent is $658 a month and the median home value is $132,600, so rent absorbs about 22.7% of median household income.
- Is Carlisle city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Carlisle city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Carlisle city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.