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Wickes, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Wickes is a Census town of 694 people across 2.32 square miles of land, in Polk County. Median household income is $27,411, 67.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wickes
What Wickes is
- Census place typetown
- Land area2.32 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land299 plus or minus 95
- County holding the largest share of its areaPolk 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 Wickes
- Population694 plus or minus 221
- Median age29.5 plus or minus 12.0
- Population under 18227 plus or minus 85
- Share under 1832.7 percent
- Population 65 and over114 plus or minus 58
- Share 65 and over16.4 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Households249 plus or minus 84
- Family households118 plus or minus 47
- Share of households that are families47.4 percent plus or minus 10.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Wickes
- Median household income$27,411
- Per capita income$18,626 plus or minus $5,225
- Civilian labor force246 plus or minus 99
- Employed219 plus or minus 88
- Unemployed27 plus or minus 27
- Unemployment rate11.0 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Adults 25 and over385 plus or minus 115
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.9 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.6 percent plus or minus 5.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wickes
- Housing units288 plus or minus 82
- Occupied units249 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units39 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate13.5 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied168 plus or minus 66
- Renter occupied81 plus or minus 50
- Ownership rate67.5 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Median owner-occupied home value$45,000 plus or minus $37,292
- Median gross rent, monthly$625
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.4 percent
- Single family units160 plus or minus 63
- Share single family55.6 percent plus or minus 15.2
- Units in buildings of two or more20 plus or minus 20
- Share in buildings of two or more6.9 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Mobile homes108 plus or minus 51
- Median year structure built1977
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wickes gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute217 plus or minus 88
- Commuting under 15 minutes101 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes46.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more82 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.8 percent plus or minus 23.3
- Drove alone66.7 percent
- Carpooled26.9 percent plus or minus 18.5
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Wickes (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,015,000
- Average approval$1,015,000
- Median approval$1,015,000
- Largest approval$1,015,000
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 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 Wickes, 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.
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Flood risk in Wickes
- NFIP communityTown of Wickes
- NFIP community number050298
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/27/75
The Town of Wickes does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050298 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.
Polk County, not Wickes
Polk County context, not Wickes figures
- Establishments in Polk County429
- Covered employment, Polk County5,837
- Average annual pay, Polk County$42,869
- Housing units permitted, Polk County4
Every figure in this section is published for Polk County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wickes.
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
Wickes questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wickes, Arkansas?
694, in 249 households. Wickes town covers 2.32 square miles of land, which is 299 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wickes in?
Polk 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 Wickes?
$27,411. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $45,000. Median gross rent is $625 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Wickes businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $1.0 m since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $1,015,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Wickes, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Wickes borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Wickes. 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 Wickes in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Wickes appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wickes, town of, community 050298, 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 Wickes figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Polk 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 Wickes.
Is zoning published for Wickes?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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