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McGehee, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
McGehee is a Census city of 3,666 people across 6.71 square miles of land, in Desha County. Median household income is $36,875, 46.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
McGehee
What McGehee is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.71 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land546
- County holding the largest share of its areaDesha 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.
McGehee
How many people live in McGehee
- Population3,666
- Median age36.4
- Population under 181,083 plus or minus 228
- Share under 1829.5 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Population 65 and over438 plus or minus 124
- Share 65 and over11.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households1,400
- Family households1,061
- Share of households that are families75.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McGehee
Income and work in McGehee
- Median household income$36,875 plus or minus $7,853
- Per capita income$22,072
- Civilian labor force1,295
- Employed1,218
- Unemployed77 plus or minus 45
- Unemployment rate5.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over2,379
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher78.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.6 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McGehee
Housing in McGehee
- Housing units1,704
- Occupied units1,400
- Vacant units304 plus or minus 117
- Vacancy rate17.8 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Owner occupied657
- Renter occupied743
- Ownership rate46.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$98,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$784
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Single family units1,331
- Share single family78.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more240 plus or minus 96
- Share in buildings of two or more14.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Mobile homes133 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McGehee
How McGehee gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,171
- Commuting under 15 minutes622 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes53.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more292 plus or minus 105
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.9 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled11.4 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home3.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
McGehee
SBA loans in McGehee (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$2,773,100
- Average approval$924,367
- Median approval$215,100
- Largest approval$2,408,000
- Jobs supported129
- Jobs per approval43.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term180 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in McGehee, 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.
McGehee
Flood risk in McGehee
- NFIP communityCity of McGehee
- NFIP community number050068
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/12
The City of McGehee participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050068 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.
Desha County, not McGehee
Desha County context, not McGehee figures
- Establishments in Desha County270
- Covered employment, Desha County4,132
- Average annual pay, Desha County$47,354
- Housing units permitted, Desha County2
Every figure in this section is published for Desha County as a whole and is not a measurement of McGehee.
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.
Coverage
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
McGehee questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in McGehee, Arkansas?
3,666, in 1,400 households. McGehee city covers 6.71 square miles of land, which is 546 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is McGehee in?
Desha 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 McGehee?
$36,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $98,800. Median gross rent is $784 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to McGehee businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $2.8 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $215,100. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in McGehee, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to McGehee borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for McGehee. 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 McGehee in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. McGehee appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as McGehee, city of, community 050068, 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 McGehee figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Desha 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 McGehee.
Is zoning published for McGehee?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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