Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.66 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small city, Caruthersville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Caruthersville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.02% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
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.
