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Southside, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Southside is a Census city of 4,246 people across 9.86 square miles of land, in Independence County. Median household income is $65,655, 65.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $98,900 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Southside
What Southside is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.86 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land431
- 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.
Southside
How many people live in Southside
- Population4,246
- Median age37.5
- Population under 181,275 plus or minus 316
- Share under 1830.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Population 65 and over674 plus or minus 168
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households1,475
- Family households1,095
- Share of households that are families74.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southside
Income and work in Southside
- Median household income$65,655 plus or minus $15,020
- Per capita income$26,291
- Civilian labor force1,854
- Employed1,753
- Unemployed101 plus or minus 72
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over2,726
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher82.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.4 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southside
Housing in Southside
- Housing units1,533
- Occupied units1,475
- Vacant units58 plus or minus 68
- Vacancy rate3.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied970
- Renter occupied505 plus or minus 162
- Ownership rate65.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$151,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$843
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.4 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units1,159
- Share single family75.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more183 plus or minus 95
- Share in buildings of two or more11.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Mobile homes191 plus or minus 99
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southside
How Southside gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,647
- Commuting under 15 minutes666 plus or minus 184
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.4 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more180 plus or minus 130
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more10.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Worked from home5.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Southside
SBA loans in Southside (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$98,900
- Average approval$98,900
- Median approval$98,900
- Largest approval$98,900
- Jobs supported2
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term51 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 Southside, 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.
Independence County, not Southside
Independence County context, not Southside 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 Southside.
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
Southside questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Southside, Arkansas?
4,246, in 1,475 households. Southside city covers 9.86 square miles of land, which is 431 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Southside 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 Southside?
$65,655. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $151,300. Median gross rent is $843 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Southside businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $98,900 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $98,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Southside, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Southside borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Southside. 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.
Are the county figures on this page Southside 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 Southside.
Is zoning published for Southside?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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