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Oppelo, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Oppelo is a Census city of 1,118 people across 2.47 square miles of land, in Conway County. Median household income is $65,521, 79.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $80,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Oppelo
What Oppelo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area2.47 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land453 plus or minus 99
- County holding the largest share of its areaConway 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.
Oppelo
How many people live in Oppelo
- Population1,118 plus or minus 243
- Median age37.5 plus or minus 9.5
- Population under 18266 plus or minus 85
- Share under 1823.8 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Population 65 and over175 plus or minus 57
- Share 65 and over15.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Households387 plus or minus 81
- Family households292 plus or minus 74
- Share of households that are families75.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oppelo
Income and work in Oppelo
- Median household income$65,521
- Per capita income$30,723
- Civilian labor force561 plus or minus 148
- Employed509 plus or minus 132
- Unemployed52 plus or minus 38
- Unemployment rate9.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Adults 25 and over792 plus or minus 166
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.4 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.4 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oppelo
Housing in Oppelo
- Housing units419 plus or minus 85
- Occupied units387 plus or minus 81
- Vacant units32 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate7.6 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied308 plus or minus 69
- Renter occupied79 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate79.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$118,900 plus or minus $25,696
- Median gross rent, monthly$787
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.4 percent
- Single family units339 plus or minus 75
- Share single family80.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more3 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more0.7 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Mobile homes77 plus or minus 38
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oppelo
How Oppelo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute455 plus or minus 128
- Commuting under 15 minutes120 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes26.4 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more172 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Drove alone93.9 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.4 percent plus or minus 0.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Oppelo
SBA loans in Oppelo (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$80,000
- Average approval$40,000
- Median approval$40,000
- Largest approval$50,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oppelo, 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.
Oppelo
Flood risk in Oppelo
- NFIP communityCity of Oppelo
- NFIP community number050597
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The City of Oppelo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050597 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.
Conway County, not Oppelo
Conway County context, not Oppelo figures
- Establishments in Conway County417
- Covered employment, Conway County6,503
- Average annual pay, Conway County$49,612
- Housing units permitted, Conway County11
Every figure in this section is published for Conway County as a whole and is not a measurement of Oppelo.
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
Oppelo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Oppelo, Arkansas?
1,118, in 387 households. Oppelo city covers 2.47 square miles of land, which is 453 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Oppelo in?
Conway 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 Oppelo?
$65,521. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,900. Median gross rent is $787 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Oppelo businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $80,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $40,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Oppelo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Oppelo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Oppelo. 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 Oppelo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Oppelo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Oppelo, city of, community 050597, 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 Oppelo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Conway 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 Oppelo.
Is zoning published for Oppelo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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