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.
The citizens of Caruthersville are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.55% of adults in Caruthersville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
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.
