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Rison, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Rison is a Census city of 1,019 people across 3.28 square miles of land, in Cleveland County. Median household income is $35,855, 49.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 13 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rison
What Rison is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.28 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land311 plus or minus 70
- County holding the largest share of its areaCleveland 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.
Rison
How many people live in Rison
- Population1,019 plus or minus 230
- Median age37.5 plus or minus 11.3
- Population under 18276 plus or minus 117
- Share under 1827.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Population 65 and over223 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over21.9 percent
- Households416 plus or minus 113
- Family households225 plus or minus 79
- Share of households that are families54.1 percent plus or minus 12.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Rison
- Median household income$35,855 plus or minus $15,655
- Per capita income$19,337 plus or minus $4,364
- Civilian labor force283 plus or minus 88
- Employed276 plus or minus 87
- Unemployed7 plus or minus 13
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Adults 25 and over712 plus or minus 174
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.0 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.4 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Rison
- Housing units506 plus or minus 118
- Occupied units416 plus or minus 113
- Vacant units90 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate17.8 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied205 plus or minus 71
- Renter occupied211 plus or minus 103
- Ownership rate49.3 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$115,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$505
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Single family units373 plus or minus 107
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more80 plus or minus 73
- Share in buildings of two or more15.8 percent plus or minus 13.9
- Mobile homes53 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Rison gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute270 plus or minus 84
- Commuting under 15 minutes144 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.3 percent plus or minus 26.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more110 plus or minus 53
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.7 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Drove alone74.6 percent plus or minus 16.9
- Carpooled17.4 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Worked from home2.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rison
SBA loans in Rison (7(a))
- Approvals13
- Gross approval$12,536,000
- Average approval$964,308
- Median approval$552,000
- Largest approval$2,805,000
- Jobs supported72
- Jobs per approval5.5
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term179 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more7.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rison, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Rison
Flood risk in Rison
- NFIP communityCity of Rison
- NFIP community number050040
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/02/12
The City of Rison does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050040 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.
Cleveland County, not Rison
Cleveland County context, not Rison figures
- Establishments in Cleveland County77
- Covered employment, Cleveland County1,045
- Average annual pay, Cleveland County$44,678
- Housing units permitted, Cleveland County0
Every figure in this section is published for Cleveland County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rison.
All Cleveland County figures →
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
Rison questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rison, Arkansas?
1,019, in 416 households. Rison city covers 3.28 square miles of land, which is 311 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rison in?
Cleveland 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 Rison?
$35,855. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $115,500. Median gross rent is $505 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Rison businesses?
13 7(a) approvals totaling $12.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $552,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Rison, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Rison borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Rison. Only 3 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 Rison in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Rison appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rison, city of, community 050040, 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 Rison figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cleveland 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 Rison.
Is zoning published for Rison?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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