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34.18° N · 93.08° W · GEOID 0510360

Caddo Valley

Clark County, Arkansas · part of the Arkadelphia, AR metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Caddo Valley is home to 775 people. Median household income is $67,679 a year and median rent is $760 a month, 13.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $119,900, about 1.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$760
44% below the median place
Median household income
$67,679
16% below the median place
Median home value
$119,900
62% below the median place
Unemployment
3.8%
22% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Caddo Valley

  • The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 71 Arkansas places.
  • The median rent takes only 13.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 91% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 71 Arkansas places.
  • The median resident is 30 years old, younger than in 95% of places its size.
  • 27.0% of residents live below the poverty line, more than in 92% of places its size.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 4.5% a year while rent rose -0.6%, so pay gained on rent more than in 88% of places its size.
01

Moving to Caddo Valley

Clark County gains about 1.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,035
Moved out1,013
Net+22

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Pike County, AR8773+14
Nevada County, AR46

Within Arkansas, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within ArkansasOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$39K
Leavers$48K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Clark County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
8.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.6% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Clark County report $39,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $48,500, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$30,400 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $760 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,076 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $119,900.
Getting to work
27 minutes each way on average; 6.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Hidalgo, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving in7
$39,020
45% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$48,495
31% below the median place
Moved from another state1
3.6%
81% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCaddo ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure8.9%55% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.6%81% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure1.5above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$39,02045% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$48,49531% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.8x, 53% below the median place.

Caddo Valley13.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$30,400
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
13.5%
34% below the median place
Home price to income
1.8x
53% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
13%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$58,900
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax paid (median)1
$769
76% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,076
43% below the median place
Median home value1
$119,900
62% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureCaddo ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$76044% below
Rent to income113.5%34% below
Property tax rate10.6%30% below
Home price to income11.8x53% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$92843% below
HUD area median income3County figure$76,40029% below
Property tax paid (median)1$76976% below
Median home value1$119,90062% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure4.2%32% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure49.2%5% below
Homeownership168.0%2% above
Renters paying 30%+150.5%0% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,07643% below
Vacant homes1County figure19.0%169% above
Median year built119941% above
03

Work and pay

Poverty rate is 27.0%, 151% above the median place.

Poverty rate1
27.0%
151% above the median place
Income per person1
$26,084
35% below the median place
Median household income1
$67,679
16% below the median place
All 9 work and pay measures
MeasureCaddo ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$67,67916% below
Income per person1$26,08435% below
Unemployment1County figure3.8%22% below
Average annual pay5County figure$47,30428% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.9%5% above
Jobs5County figure8,71694% below
Poverty rate127.0%151% above
Mean commute127 min8% above
Works from home1County figure6.0%52% below
04

Who lives here

Median age is 30.0, 23% below the median place.

Median age1
30.0
23% below the median place
High school or higher1
79.1%
14% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
84.8%
8% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance11.9% +86%
Bachelor's or higher23.7% −26%
Household size2.6 +4%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCaddo ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17756646th largest
Population change since 20206-0.7%below (median 1.1%)
Median age130.023% below
Bachelor's or higher123.7%26% below
High school or higher179.1%14% below
Household size12.64% above
Born abroad1County figure1.9%79% below
No health insurance111.9%86% above
Homes with broadband184.8%8% below
05

Life in Caddo Valley

43 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.2 +7%
Shops40.2 +33%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.9 −54%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.3 +5%
Child care centers4.3 +87%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
4.3
87% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.9
54% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
40.2
33% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureCaddo ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure544% below
Public school students10County figure2,49449% below
Students per teacher10County figure12.916% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.27% above
Shops per 10k8County figure40.233% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.954% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.35% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.387% above
National Register listings9County figure43231% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Good air days is 96.7%, 41% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Caddo Valley. Larger places are fetched first.

Good air days13
96.7%
41% above the median place
Natural hazard risk12
41.1
56% below the median place
Median air quality index13
34
21% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCaddo ValleyAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure93°F7% above
January average low11County figure32°F25% above
Average temperature11County figure62°F14% above
Annual precipitation11County figure55.3 in26% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure41.156% below
Hurricane risk12County figure51.028% below
Tornado risk12County figure68.416% below
Wildfire risk12County figure31.049% below
Heat wave risk12County figure67.825% below
Median air quality index13County figure3421% below
Good air days13County figure96.7%41% above
08

Caddo Valley in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$760/mo (2024)$950/mo$780 to $1,160/mo+3.8%
Median household income$67,679 (2024)$85,000$72,000 to $101,000+3.9%
Median home value$119,900 (2024)$160,000$116,000 to $220,000+4.9%
Population588 (2025)590570 to 620+0.1%

The median home would be worth 1.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.8 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Caddo Valley

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Hidalgo, TX$842$59,441Compare
Marshall, MO$761$54,437Compare
Emporia, KS$815$52,704Compare
Atchison, KS$737$54,474Compare
Atchison, KSEmporia, KSMarshall, MOHidalgo, TXCaddo Valley, ARCaddo ValleyHidalgoMarshallEmporiaAtchisonCaddo ValleyHidalgoMarshallEmporiaAtchison

Common questions

Is Caddo Valley a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median home is worth 1.8 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 71 Arkansas places. The median rent takes only 13.5% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 91% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 71 Arkansas places. On cost, space and class size it scores 77 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Caddo Valley expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 13.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $119,900.

What salary do you need to live in Caddo Valley?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $30,400 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Caddo Valley?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Hidalgo, TX, Marshall, MO, Emporia, KS and Atchison, KS.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Caddo Valley with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Caddo Valley itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/caddo-valley-arkansas

Citytistics. “Caddo Valley, Arkansas.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/caddo-valley-arkansas/

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