Arkansas · Census place 12280
Cave City city, AR
Quick answer
Cave City city has 1,930 residents, ranking #150 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $41,250, the median home is worth $119,900 and median gross rent runs $636 a month.
- Population
- 1,930Cave City city residents
- Median household income
- $41,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $119,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $636Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 57.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Cave City city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Cave City city median would spend about 18.5% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.9% of residents and 57.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Arkansas.
- Kensett city 2,027
- Hazen city 1,960
- Dover city 1,932
- Lake Hamilton CDP 1,912
- Highfill town 1,899
- Augusta city 1,881
- Lepanto city 1,858
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