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Brinkley, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Brinkley is a Census city of 2,596 people across 5.69 square miles of land, in Monroe County. Median household income is $38,996, 58.9 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Brinkley
What Brinkley is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.69 sq mi
- Water area0.46 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land457
- County holding the largest share of its areaMonroe 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.
Brinkley
How many people live in Brinkley
- Population2,596
- Median age49.1
- Population under 18513 plus or minus 159
- Share under 1819.8 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over648 plus or minus 169
- Share 65 and over25.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households1,202
- Family households585 plus or minus 121
- Share of households that are families48.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brinkley
Income and work in Brinkley
- Median household income$38,996
- Per capita income$24,793
- Civilian labor force1,138
- Employed948
- Unemployed190 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate16.7 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over1,894
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.0 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.8 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brinkley
Housing in Brinkley
- Housing units1,580
- Occupied units1,202
- Vacant units378 plus or minus 106
- Vacancy rate23.9 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Owner occupied708 plus or minus 149
- Renter occupied494 plus or minus 171
- Ownership rate58.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$608
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.7 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Single family units1,133
- Share single family71.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more314 plus or minus 125
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes133 plus or minus 61
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brinkley
How Brinkley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute922
- Commuting under 15 minutes286 plus or minus 107
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.0 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more407 plus or minus 156
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Drove alone90.1 percent
- Carpooled3.8 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked3.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Brinkley
SBA loans in Brinkley (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$9,554,000
- Average approval$2,388,500
- Median approval$2,152,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported62
- Jobs per approval15.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term144 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.0 percent
- Share to franchises25.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brinkley, 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.
Brinkley
Flood risk in Brinkley
- NFIP communityCity of Brinkley
- NFIP community number050155
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/04/85(M)
The City of Brinkley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050155 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.
Monroe County, not Brinkley
Monroe County context, not Brinkley figures
- Establishments in Monroe County170
- Covered employment, Monroe County1,761
- Average annual pay, Monroe County$41,633
- Housing units permitted, Monroe County0
Every figure in this section is published for Monroe County as a whole and is not a measurement of Brinkley.
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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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
Brinkley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Brinkley, Arkansas?
2,596, in 1,202 households. Brinkley city covers 5.69 square miles of land, which is 457 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Brinkley in?
Monroe 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 Brinkley?
$38,996. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,000. Median gross rent is $608 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Brinkley businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $9.6 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $2,152,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Brinkley, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Brinkley borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Brinkley. 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 Brinkley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Brinkley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Brinkley, city of, community 050155, 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 Brinkley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Monroe 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 Brinkley.
Is zoning published for Brinkley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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