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Bentonville, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Bentonville is a Census city of 58,249 people across 35.47 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $112,792, 50.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 90 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $56.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bentonville
What Bentonville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area35.47 sq mi
- Water area0.21 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,642
- County holding the largest share of its areaBenton County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Bentonville
- Population58,249
- Median age32.5
- Population under 1815,920
- Share under 1827.3 percent
- Population 65 and over4,817
- Share 65 and over8.3 percent
- Households22,589
- Family households15,337
- Share of households that are families67.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bentonville
- Median household income$112,792
- Per capita income$58,047
- Civilian labor force32,076
- Employed31,068
- Unemployed1,008 plus or minus 305
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over37,079
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher55.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree22.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bentonville
- Housing units24,917
- Occupied units22,589
- Vacant units2,328
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent
- Owner occupied11,396
- Renter occupied11,193
- Ownership rate50.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$428,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,344
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent
- Single family units16,647
- Share single family66.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8,083
- Share in buildings of two or more32.4 percent
- Mobile homes187 plus or minus 131
- Median year structure built2007
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bentonville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24,537
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,009
- Share commuting under 15 minutes36.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,752
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.3 percent
- Drove alone69.1 percent
- Carpooled6.7 percent plus or minus 2.0
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home20.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Bentonville
SBA loans in Bentonville (7(a))
- Approvals90
- Gross approval$56,544,600
- Average approval$628,273
- Median approval$258,450
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,822,370
- Largest approval$4,442,000
- Jobs supported1,355
- Jobs per approval15.1
- Loans with a final outcome25
- Paid in full23
- Charged off2
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.0 percent
- Share to franchises27.8 percent
- Distinct lenders40
- Distinct industries by NAICS55
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bentonville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 25 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Bentonville (504)
- Approvals14
- Gross approval$7,787,000
- Average approval$556,214
- Median approval$488,000
- Largest approval$1,444,000
- Jobs supported100
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bentonville, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bentonville
- NFIP communityCity of Bentonville
- NFIP community number050012
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date06/05/12
The City of Bentonville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050012 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Benton County, not Bentonville
Benton County context, not Bentonville figures
- Establishments in Benton County7,788
- Covered employment, Benton County144,544
- Average annual pay, Benton County$81,978
- Housing units permitted, Benton County4,453
Every figure in this section is published for Benton County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bentonville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Bentonville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bentonville, Arkansas?
58,249, in 22,589 households. Bentonville city covers 35.47 square miles of land, which is 1,642 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bentonville in?
Benton County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Bentonville?
$112,792. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $428,500. Median gross rent is $1,344 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bentonville businesses?
90 7(a) approvals totaling $56.5 m since FY2020, across 40 lenders, median approval $258,450, plus 14 504 approvals worth $7.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bentonville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bentonville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bentonville. Only 25 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bentonville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Bentonville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bentonville, city of, community 050012, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Bentonville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Benton County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Bentonville.
Is zoning published for Bentonville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.