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Newark, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Newark is a Census city of 1,637 people across 1.64 square miles of land, in Independence County. Median household income is $40,417, 52.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Newark
What Newark is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.64 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land995 plus or minus 325
- County holding the largest share of its areaIndependence 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.
Newark
How many people live in Newark
- Population1,637 plus or minus 534
- Median age32.0
- Population under 18445 plus or minus 178
- Share under 1827.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Population 65 and over241 plus or minus 93
- Share 65 and over14.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Households637 plus or minus 180
- Family households368 plus or minus 119
- Share of households that are families57.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newark
Income and work in Newark
- Median household income$40,417 plus or minus $11,789
- Per capita income$22,325 plus or minus $5,327
- Civilian labor force676 plus or minus 188
- Employed652 plus or minus 178
- Unemployed24 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over1,019 plus or minus 323
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher74.7 percent plus or minus 28.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.0 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newark
Housing in Newark
- Housing units676 plus or minus 185
- Occupied units637 plus or minus 180
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 33
- Vacancy rate5.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied336 plus or minus 119
- Renter occupied301 plus or minus 111
- Ownership rate52.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$96,300 plus or minus $22,862
- Median gross rent, monthly$662 plus or minus $212
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Single family units383 plus or minus 121
- Share single family56.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more158 plus or minus 91
- Share in buildings of two or more23.4 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Mobile homes135 plus or minus 64
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newark
How Newark gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute642 plus or minus 176
- Commuting under 15 minutes146 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more173 plus or minus 70
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone84.7 percent
- Carpooled14.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.5 percent plus or minus 0.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newark
SBA loans in Newark (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$3,720,000
- Average approval$3,720,000
- Median approval$3,720,000
- Largest approval$3,720,000
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more100.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newark, 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.
Newark
Flood risk in Newark
- NFIP communityCity of Newark
- NFIP community number050092
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/17/10(M)
The City of Newark participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050092 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.
Independence County, not Newark
Independence County context, not Newark figures
- Establishments in Independence County810
- Covered employment, Independence County17,612
- Average annual pay, Independence County$48,642
- Housing units permitted, Independence County32
Every figure in this section is published for Independence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Newark.
All Independence 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.
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
Newark questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Newark, Arkansas?
1,637, in 637 households. Newark city covers 1.64 square miles of land, which is 995 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Newark in?
Independence 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 Newark?
$40,417. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $96,300. Median gross rent is $662 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Newark businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $3.7 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $3,720,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newark, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Newark borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Newark. 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 Newark in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Newark appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Newark, city of, community 050092, 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 Newark figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Independence 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 Newark.
Is zoning published for Newark?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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