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Population (year 2000): 1,349. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,355 (+0.4% change)
Males: 631 (46.8%), Females: 718 (53.2%)
Craighead County
Zip code:
72419
Median resident age: 37.1 years
Median household income: $22,279 (year 2000)
Median house value: $38,600 (year 2000)
Races in Caraway:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- Hispanic (2.9%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (24.3%), Irish
(11.1%), German (7.3%), English (5.3%), Dutch (2.3%).
Elevation: 225 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Caraway
- High school or higher: 59.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Caraway town
- Never married: 17.1%
- Now married: 57.0%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 14.3%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +67 (+5.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Caraway:
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OSCEOLA (about 21 miles;
OSCEOLA, AR)
- ARKANSAS METHODIST HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
PARAGOULD, AR)
- HEALTHSOUTH REHAB HOSP OF JONESBORO (about 26 miles;
JONESBORO, AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Caraway:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 43 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- MEMPHIS INTL (about 56 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; ID: MEM)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 100 miles; JACKSON,
TN; ID: MKL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Caraway:
- MANILA MUNI (about 15 miles; MANILA, AR; ID: MXA)
- MARKED TREE MUNI (about 17 miles; MARKED TREE, AR;
ID: 6M8)
- JONESBORO MUNI (about 22 miles; JONESBORO, AR; ID:
JBR)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Caraway:
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 26
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment:
8,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS
(about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
(about 46 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 51 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84
miles; SENATOBIA, MS; FT enrollment: 3,842)
- HARDING UNIVERSITY (about 104 miles; SEARCY, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,959)
Public primary/middle schools in Caraway:
- RIVERSIDE EAST ELEM. SCHOOL (Students: 194;
Location: 502 WEST STATE STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- RIVERSIDE JR. HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 187;
Location: 502 WEST STATE STREET; Grades: 07 - 09)
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