Ward, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Ward is a Census city of 6,573 people across 4.53 square miles of land, in Lonoke County. Median household income is $72,734, 69.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ward
What Ward is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,452
- County holding the largest share of its areaLonoke 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.
Ward
How many people live in Ward
- Population6,573
- Median age30.2
- Population under 181,898
- Share under 1828.9 percent
- Population 65 and over511 plus or minus 180
- Share 65 and over7.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Households2,306
- Family households1,606
- Share of households that are families69.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ward
Income and work in Ward
- Median household income$72,734
- Per capita income$29,305
- Civilian labor force3,025
- Employed2,835
- Unemployed190 plus or minus 106
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Adults 25 and over4,141
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ward
Housing in Ward
- Housing units2,590
- Occupied units2,306
- Vacant units284 plus or minus 181
- Vacancy rate11.0 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied1,591 plus or minus 323
- Renter occupied715 plus or minus 208
- Ownership rate69.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$189,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,202
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.8 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Single family units2,056
- Share single family79.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more227 plus or minus 139
- Share in buildings of two or more8.8 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Mobile homes307 plus or minus 166
- Median year structure built2006
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ward
How Ward gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,629
- Commuting under 15 minutes282 plus or minus 141
- Share commuting under 15 minutes10.7 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,394 plus or minus 354
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more53.0 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Drove alone75.0 percent
- Carpooled11.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home13.4 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ward
SBA loans in Ward (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$1,459,400
- Average approval$364,850
- Median approval$27,500
- Largest approval$1,389,500
- Jobs supported19
- Jobs per approval4.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ward, 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.
Ward
Flood risk in Ward
- NFIP communityCity of Ward
- NFIP community number050372
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/21/19
The City of Ward participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050372 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.
Lonoke County, not Ward
Lonoke County context, not Ward figures
- Establishments in Lonoke County1,175
- Covered employment, Lonoke County15,597
- Average annual pay, Lonoke County$43,054
- Housing units permitted, Lonoke County193
Every figure in this section is published for Lonoke County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ward.
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
Ward questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ward, Arkansas?
6,573, in 2,306 households. Ward city covers 4.53 square miles of land, which is 1,452 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ward in?
Lonoke 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 Ward?
$72,734. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $189,100. Median gross rent is $1,202 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ward businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $1.5 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $27,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ward, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ward borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ward. 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.
Is Ward in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ward appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ward, city of, community 050372, 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 Ward figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lonoke 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 Ward.
Is zoning published for Ward?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.