One of the benefits of Caruthersville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.66 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Caruthersville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Caruthersville, just 12.02% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Caruthersville in 2022 was $24,135, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,540 for a family of four. However, Caruthersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Caruthersville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.37% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Caruthersville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Caruthersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Caruthersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Caruthersville include Irish, German, English, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Caruthersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
