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Cave Springs, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Cave Springs is a Census city of 6,008 people across 7.74 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $146,473, 92.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $342,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Cave Springs
What Cave Springs is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.74 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land776
- 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.
Cave Springs
How many people live in Cave Springs
- Population6,008
- Median age34.6
- Population under 182,057
- Share under 1834.2 percent
- Population 65 and over532 plus or minus 217
- Share 65 and over8.9 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households1,877
- Family households1,701
- Share of households that are families90.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cave Springs
Income and work in Cave Springs
- Median household income$146,473 plus or minus $35,322
- Per capita income$55,991
- Civilian labor force2,773
- Employed2,641
- Unemployed132 plus or minus 86
- Unemployment rate4.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Adults 25 and over3,787
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher54.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Cave Springs
- Housing units2,028
- Occupied units1,877
- Vacant units151 plus or minus 114
- Vacancy rate7.4 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Owner occupied1,737
- Renter occupied140 plus or minus 93
- Ownership rate92.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$460,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,222
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Single family units2,020
- Share single family99.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more0.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built2012
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Cave Springs gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,136
- Commuting under 15 minutes404 plus or minus 164
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more379 plus or minus 159
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.7 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Drove alone76.8 percent
- Carpooled3.0 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home19.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Cave Springs
SBA loans in Cave Springs (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$342,000
- Average approval$68,400
- Median approval$50,000
- Largest approval$162,000
- Jobs supported37
- Jobs per approval7.4
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term96 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cave Springs, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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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Flood risk in Cave Springs
- NFIP communityCity of Cave Springs
- NFIP community number050398
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12
The City of Cave Springs participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050398 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Benton County, not Cave Springs
Benton County context, not Cave Springs 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 Cave Springs.
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.
Coverage
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
Cave Springs questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Cave Springs, Arkansas?
6,008, in 1,877 households. Cave Springs city covers 7.74 square miles of land, which is 776 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Cave Springs 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 Cave Springs?
$146,473. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $460,300. Median gross rent is $2,222 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Cave Springs businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $342,000 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $50,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Cave Springs, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Cave Springs borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Cave Springs. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Cave Springs in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Cave Springs appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Cave Springs, city of, community 050398, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Cave Springs 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 Cave Springs.
Is zoning published for Cave Springs?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.