Caruthersville, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 6,760. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,450 (-4.6% change)
Males: 3,131 (46.3%), Females: 3,629 (53.7%)
Pemiscot County
Zip code: 63830
Demographics
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $19,601
Median house value: $45,100
Population by Race
Races in Caruthersville:
- White Non-Hispanic (65.4%)
- Black (31.4%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (19.2%), Irish (6.2%), German (6.1%), English (3.9%), Dutch (1.0%).
Elevation: 282 feet
Land area: 5.2 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Caruthersville
- High school or higher: 58.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
- Unemployed: 10.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Caruthersville city
- Never married: 27.6%
- Now married: 47.3%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 11.8%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -615 (-8.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Caruthersville:
- PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HAYTI, MO)
- METHODIST HEALTHCARE DYERSBURG HOSPITA (about 22 miles; DYERSBURG, TN)
- BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BLYTHEVILLE (about 26 miles; BLYTHEVILLE, AR)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Caruthersville:
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 60 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
- MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 67 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 72 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Caruthersville:
- CARUTHERSVILLE MEMORIAL (about 2 miles; CARUTHERSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: M05)
- MID CONTINENT (about 5 miles; HAYTI, MO; Abbreviation: M28)
- STEELE MUNI (about 15 miles; STEELE, MO; Abbreviation: M12)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Caruthersville:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 65 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 70 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 71 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)
Schools
Public high school in Caruthersville:
- CARUTHERSVILLE HIGH (Students: 413; Location: 1708 WARD AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Caruthersville:
- CARUTHERSVILLE ELEM. (Students: 932; Location: 900 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- CARUTHERSVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 377; Location: 1705 WARD AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FLOYD E. HAMLETT ELEM. (Students: 173; Location: 1727 COUNTY HWY 536; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Caruthersville:
- CARUTHERSVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $96,366; Location: 1002 WARD AVENUE; 23,939 books; 328 audio materials; 673 video materials; 62 serial subscriptions)