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Alpena, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Alpena is a Census town of 510 people across 1.33 square miles of land, lying across Carroll County and Boone County. Median household income is $50,625, 67.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Alpena
What Alpena is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.33 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land383 plus or minus 129
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarroll County, 79.6 percent
- Counties this place lies inCarroll County 79.6 percent, Boone County 20.4 percent
Alpena crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpena
How many people live in Alpena
- Population510 plus or minus 172
- Median age37.8
- Population under 18158 plus or minus 66
- Share under 1831.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over59 plus or minus 28
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households169 plus or minus 54
- Family households114 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families67.5 percent plus or minus 17.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpena
Income and work in Alpena
- Median household income$50,625 plus or minus $12,990
- Per capita income$18,872
- Civilian labor force250 plus or minus 96
- Employed241 plus or minus 93
- Unemployed9 plus or minus 10
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over321 plus or minus 96
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent plus or minus 34.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpena
Housing in Alpena
- Housing units202 plus or minus 61
- Occupied units169 plus or minus 54
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 22
- Vacancy rate16.3 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Owner occupied114 plus or minus 39
- Renter occupied55 plus or minus 35
- Ownership rate67.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$127,400 plus or minus $41,020
- Median gross rent, monthly$775 plus or minus $338
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.4 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units144 plus or minus 50
- Share single family71.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 32
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpena
How Alpena gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute237 plus or minus 92
- Commuting under 15 minutes79 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.3 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more37 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.6 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone83.6 percent
- Carpooled9.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 1.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Alpena
SBA loans in Alpena (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,299,000
- Average approval$1,299,000
- Median approval$1,299,000
- Largest approval$1,299,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval9.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises100.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alpena, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Carroll County, not Alpena
Carroll County context, not Alpena figures
- Establishments in Carroll County722
- Covered employment, Carroll County10,760
- Average annual pay, Carroll County$40,303
- Housing units permitted, Carroll County30
Every figure in this section is published for Carroll County as a whole and is not a measurement of Alpena.
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
Alpena questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Alpena, Arkansas?
510, in 169 households. Alpena town covers 1.33 square miles of land, which is 383 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Alpena in?
Alpena lies in more than one. By area it is 79.6 percent in Carroll County, 20.4 percent in Boone County. This page sits under Carroll County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Alpena?
$50,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $127,400. Median gross rent is $775 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Alpena businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.3 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,299,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Alpena, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Alpena borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Alpena. Only 0 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.
Are the county figures on this page Alpena figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carroll 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 Alpena.
Is zoning published for Alpena?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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