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Altus, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Altus is a Census city of 827 people across 1.89 square miles of land, in Franklin County. Median household income is $47,500, 74.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Altus
What Altus is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.89 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land437 plus or minus 133
- County holding the largest share of its areaFranklin 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.
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How many people live in Altus
- Population827 plus or minus 252
- Median age41.9 plus or minus 8.6
- Population under 18175 plus or minus 67
- Share under 1821.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Population 65 and over178 plus or minus 66
- Share 65 and over21.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households318 plus or minus 78
- Family households171 plus or minus 51
- Share of households that are families53.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Altus
- Median household income$47,500 plus or minus $21,115
- Per capita income$25,974 plus or minus $6,575
- Civilian labor force362 plus or minus 130
- Employed334 plus or minus 121
- Unemployed28 plus or minus 23
- Unemployment rate7.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Adults 25 and over552 plus or minus 152
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.0 percent plus or minus 32.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Altus
- Housing units358 plus or minus 85
- Occupied units318 plus or minus 78
- Vacant units40 plus or minus 30
- Vacancy rate11.2 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied238 plus or minus 66
- Renter occupied80 plus or minus 42
- Ownership rate74.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$108,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$592 plus or minus $298
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Single family units289 plus or minus 76
- Share single family80.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more36 plus or minus 27
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 27
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Altus gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute308 plus or minus 114
- Commuting under 15 minutes143 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more17.2 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Drove alone79.8 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Public transport7.1 percent plus or minus 12.1
- Walked0.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Altus (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$2,026,000
- Average approval$1,013,000
- Median approval$1,013,000
- Largest approval$1,755,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term186 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altus, 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.
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Flood risk in Altus
- NFIP communityCity of Altus
- NFIP community number050381
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/02/11
The City of Altus does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050381 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.
Franklin County, not Altus
Franklin County context, not Altus figures
- Establishments in Franklin County309
- Covered employment, Franklin County4,972
- Average annual pay, Franklin County$44,454
- Housing units permitted, Franklin County16
Every figure in this section is published for Franklin County as a whole and is not a measurement of Altus.
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
Altus questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Altus, Arkansas?
827, in 318 households. Altus city covers 1.89 square miles of land, which is 437 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Altus in?
Franklin 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 Altus?
$47,500. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $108,200. Median gross rent is $592 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Altus businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $2.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,013,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Altus, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Altus borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Altus. 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.
Is Altus in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Altus appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Altus, city of, community 050381, 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 Altus figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Franklin 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 Altus.
Is zoning published for Altus?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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