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Lowell, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Lowell is a Census city of 10,849 people across 9.76 square miles of land, in Benton County. Median household income is $95,527, 70.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lowell
What Lowell is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.76 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,111
- 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.
Lowell
How many people live in Lowell
- Population10,849
- Median age32.3
- Population under 182,963
- Share under 1827.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,302 plus or minus 393
- Share 65 and over12.0 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Households3,879
- Family households2,946
- Share of households that are families75.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lowell
Income and work in Lowell
- Median household income$95,527
- Per capita income$38,126
- Civilian labor force5,723
- Employed5,644
- Unemployed79 plus or minus 59
- Unemployment rate1.4 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over7,007
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.5 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lowell
Housing in Lowell
- Housing units4,049
- Occupied units3,879
- Vacant units170 plus or minus 151
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied2,723
- Renter occupied1,156 plus or minus 318
- Ownership rate70.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$284,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,136
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.3 percent
- Single family units3,242
- Share single family80.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more630 plus or minus 240
- Share in buildings of two or more15.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Mobile homes177 plus or minus 120
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lowell
How Lowell gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,699
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,116 plus or minus 424
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.7 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more834 plus or minus 245
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.7 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone76.9 percent
- Carpooled6.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home16.0 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lowell
SBA loans in Lowell (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$8,822,800
- Average approval$518,988
- Median approval$353,900
- Largest approval$1,504,600
- Jobs supported119
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.8 percent
- Share to franchises29.4 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lowell, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lowell
SBA loans in Lowell (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,946,000
- Average approval$991,000
- Median approval$898,000
- Largest approval$1,736,000
- Jobs supported61
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lowell, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lowell
Flood risk in Lowell
- NFIP communityCity of Lowell
- NFIP community number050342
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12
The City of Lowell participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050342 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 Lowell
Benton County context, not Lowell 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 Lowell.
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
Lowell questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lowell, Arkansas?
10,849, in 3,879 households. Lowell city covers 9.76 square miles of land, which is 1,111 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lowell 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 Lowell?
$95,527. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $284,200. Median gross rent is $1,136 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lowell businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $8.8 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $353,900, plus 6 504 approvals worth $5.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lowell, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lowell borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lowell. Only 2 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 Lowell in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lowell appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lowell, city of, community 050342, 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 Lowell 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 Lowell.
Is zoning published for Lowell?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.