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Walnut Ridge, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Walnut Ridge is a Census city of 5,434 people across 16.69 square miles of land, in Lawrence County. Median household income is $45,027, 57.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walnut Ridge
What Walnut Ridge is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.69 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land326
- County holding the largest share of its areaLawrence 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 Walnut Ridge
- Population5,434
- Median age38.5
- Population under 181,109
- Share under 1820.4 percent
- Population 65 and over1,020
- Share 65 and over18.8 percent
- Households2,089
- Family households1,373
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Walnut Ridge
- Median household income$45,027
- Per capita income$25,808
- Civilian labor force2,473
- Employed2,350
- Unemployed123 plus or minus 81
- Unemployment rate5.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over3,408
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.9 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Walnut Ridge
- Housing units2,323
- Occupied units2,089
- Vacant units234 plus or minus 102
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied1,197
- Renter occupied892
- Ownership rate57.3 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$117,900 plus or minus $28,051
- Median gross rent, monthly$739
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.7 percent
- Single family units1,866
- Share single family80.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more449 plus or minus 141
- Share in buildings of two or more19.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Mobile homes8 plus or minus 12
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Walnut Ridge gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,305
- Commuting under 15 minutes996 plus or minus 218
- Share commuting under 15 minutes43.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more926 plus or minus 204
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.2 percent
- Drove alone86.7 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Worked from home0.9 percent plus or minus 1.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Walnut Ridge (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,090,000
- Average approval$1,030,000
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$2,405,000
- Jobs supported56
- Jobs per approval18.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut Ridge, 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 Walnut Ridge
- NFIP communityCity of Walnut Ridge
- NFIP community number050122
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date12/18/12
The City of Walnut Ridge participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050122 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.
Lawrence County, not Walnut Ridge
Lawrence County context, not Walnut Ridge figures
- Establishments in Lawrence County284
- Covered employment, Lawrence County3,983
- Average annual pay, Lawrence County$43,366
- Housing units permitted, Lawrence County75
Every figure in this section is published for Lawrence County as a whole and is not a measurement of Walnut Ridge.
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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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
Walnut Ridge questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas?
5,434, in 2,089 households. Walnut Ridge city covers 16.69 square miles of land, which is 326 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Walnut Ridge in?
Lawrence 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 Walnut Ridge?
$45,027. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $117,900. Median gross rent is $739 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Walnut Ridge businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $3.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $500,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walnut Ridge, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Walnut Ridge borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Walnut Ridge. 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 Walnut Ridge in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walnut Ridge appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walnut Ridge, city of, community 050122, 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 Walnut Ridge figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lawrence 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 Walnut Ridge.
Is zoning published for Walnut Ridge?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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