McRae is a tiny city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 611 people and two associated neighborhoods, McRae is the 226th largest community in Arkansas.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, McRae is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.34% of the McRae workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, McRae is a city of professionals, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in McRae who work in healthcare (15.90%), maintenance occupations (10.70%), and sales jobs (6.73%). Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, McRae is worth considering. One downside of living in McRae is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In McRae, the average commute to work is 30.61 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small city, McRae does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In McRae, just 7.98% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in McRae in 2022 was $22,351, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,404 for a family of four. However, McRae contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McRae is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McRae home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McRae residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. McRae also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 18.97% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in McRae include English, German, Irish, French, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in McRae is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
