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Higden, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Higden is a Census town of 182 people across 0.48 square miles of land, in Cleburne County. Median household income is $59,479, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $810,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Higden
What Higden is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.48 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land376 plus or minus 167
- County holding the largest share of its areaCleburne 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.
Higden
How many people live in Higden
- Population182 plus or minus 81
- Median age40.8 plus or minus 21.0
- Population under 1844 plus or minus 29
- Share under 1824.2 percent plus or minus 11.4
- Population 65 and over58 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over31.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Households69 plus or minus 27
- Family households55 plus or minus 25
- Share of households that are families79.7 percent plus or minus 18.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higden
Income and work in Higden
- Median household income$59,479 plus or minus $46,172
- Per capita income$32,591 plus or minus $10,294
- Civilian labor force57 plus or minus 31
- Employed49 plus or minus 24
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 14
- Unemployment rate14.0 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Adults 25 and over116 plus or minus 44
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher100.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher35.3 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree21.6 percent plus or minus 15.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Higden
- Housing units167 plus or minus 42
- Occupied units69 plus or minus 27
- Vacant units98 plus or minus 34
- Vacancy rate58.7 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Owner occupied69 plus or minus 27
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$219,300
- Single family units133 plus or minus 38
- Share single family79.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1992
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higden
How Higden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute49 plus or minus 24
- Commuting under 15 minutes13 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.5 percent plus or minus 33.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more21 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.9 percent plus or minus 31.1
- Drove alone91.8 percent
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Higden
SBA loans in Higden (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$810,000
- Average approval$405,000
- Median approval$405,000
- Largest approval$560,000
- Jobs supported9
- Jobs per approval4.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term150 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higden, 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.
Higden
Flood risk in Higden
- NFIP communityCity of Higden
- NFIP community number055056
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/06
The City of Higden does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 055056 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.
Cleburne County, not Higden
Cleburne County context, not Higden figures
- Establishments in Cleburne County601
- Covered employment, Cleburne County6,524
- Average annual pay, Cleburne County$41,874
- Housing units permitted, Cleburne County8
Every figure in this section is published for Cleburne County as a whole and is not a measurement of Higden.
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
Higden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Higden, Arkansas?
182, in 69 households. Higden town covers 0.48 square miles of land, which is 376 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Higden in?
Cleburne 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 Higden?
$59,479. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $219,300. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Higden businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $810,000 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $405,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Higden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Higden. 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 Higden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Higden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Higden, city of, community 055056, 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 Higden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cleburne 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 Higden.
Is zoning published for Higden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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