Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Caruthersville spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 18.43 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Caruthersville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Caruthersville rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.55% of adults 25 and older in Caruthersville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Caruthersville in 2022 was $24,963, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,852 for a family of four. However, Caruthersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, French, and Lebanese.
The most common language spoken in Caruthersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
