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Star City, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Star City is a Census city of 2,405 people across 4.80 square miles of land, in Lincoln County. Median household income is $51,051, 61.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Star City
What Star City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land501
- County holding the largest share of its areaLincoln 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 Star City
- Population2,405
- Median age31.3 plus or minus 7.2
- Population under 18680 plus or minus 180
- Share under 1828.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over426 plus or minus 109
- Share 65 and over17.7 percent
- Households899
- Family households634 plus or minus 150
- Share of households that are families70.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Star City
- Median household income$51,051 plus or minus $12,024
- Per capita income$26,254
- Civilian labor force1,032 plus or minus 248
- Employed998 plus or minus 242
- Unemployed34 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate3.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over1,587
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.3 percent plus or minus 4.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Star City
- Housing units1,159
- Occupied units899
- Vacant units260 plus or minus 108
- Vacancy rate22.4 percent plus or minus 8.8
- Owner occupied549 plus or minus 143
- Renter occupied350 plus or minus 127
- Ownership rate61.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$122,300 plus or minus $35,229
- Median gross rent, monthly$737
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units862
- Share single family74.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more198 plus or minus 117
- Share in buildings of two or more17.1 percent plus or minus 9.8
- Mobile homes99 plus or minus 45
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Star City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute921 plus or minus 229
- Commuting under 15 minutes486 plus or minus 183
- Share commuting under 15 minutes52.8 percent plus or minus 14.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more293 plus or minus 122
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more31.8 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Drove alone84.4 percent
- Carpooled8.8 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home5.0 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Star City (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$5,963,600
- Average approval$851,943
- Median approval$472,500
- Largest approval$3,294,500
- Jobs supported44
- Jobs per approval6.3
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term168 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more28.6 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Star City, 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 Star City
- NFIP communityCity of Star City
- NFIP community number050368
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12(M)
The City of Star City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050368 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.
Lincoln County, not Star City
Lincoln County context, not Star City figures
- Establishments in Lincoln County156
- Covered employment, Lincoln County2,666
- Average annual pay, Lincoln County$46,882
- Housing units permitted, Lincoln County4
Every figure in this section is published for Lincoln County as a whole and is not a measurement of Star City.
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
Star City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Star City, Arkansas?
2,405, in 899 households. Star City city covers 4.80 square miles of land, which is 501 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Star City in?
Lincoln 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 Star City?
$51,051. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $122,300. Median gross rent is $737 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Star City businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $6.0 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $472,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Star City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Star City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Star City. 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 Star City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Star City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Star City, city of, community 050368, 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 Star City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lincoln 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 Star City.
Is zoning published for Star City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.