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Pocahontas, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Pocahontas is a Census city of 7,538 people across 7.69 square miles of land, in Randolph County. Median household income is $44,216, 58.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 22 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $6.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Pocahontas
What Pocahontas is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.69 sq mi
- Water area0.22 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land980
- County holding the largest share of its areaRandolph 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.
Pocahontas
How many people live in Pocahontas
- Population7,538
- Median age35.6
- Population under 181,961
- Share under 1826.0 percent
- Population 65 and over1,408
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households2,870
- Family households1,724
- Share of households that are families60.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
Income and work in Pocahontas
- Median household income$44,216 plus or minus $14,997
- Per capita income$25,820
- Civilian labor force3,113
- Employed2,939
- Unemployed174 plus or minus 124
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over4,999
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher85.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.6 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
Housing in Pocahontas
- Housing units3,136
- Occupied units2,870
- Vacant units266 plus or minus 114
- Vacancy rate8.5 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Owner occupied1,682
- Renter occupied1,188
- Ownership rate58.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$120,000 plus or minus $27,399
- Median gross rent, monthly$768 plus or minus $256
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent plus or minus 9.9
- Single family units2,455
- Share single family78.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more611 plus or minus 170
- Share in buildings of two or more19.5 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Mobile homes70 plus or minus 69
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
How Pocahontas gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,719
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,524 plus or minus 322
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more437 plus or minus 157
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.1 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Drove alone78.4 percent
- Carpooled14.1 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Public transport0.9 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Pocahontas
SBA loans in Pocahontas (7(a))
- Approvals22
- Gross approval$6,941,500
- Average approval$315,523
- Median approval$107,500
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,062,720
- Largest approval$1,976,000
- Jobs supported77
- Jobs per approval3.5
- Loans with a final outcome5
- Paid in full5
- Charged off0
- Median term91 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS12
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pocahontas, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 5 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.
Pocahontas
Flood risk in Pocahontas
- NFIP communityCity of Pocahontas
- NFIP community number050183
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/12
The City of Pocahontas participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050183 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.
Randolph County, not Pocahontas
Randolph County context, not Pocahontas figures
- Establishments in Randolph County314
- Covered employment, Randolph County6,201
- Average annual pay, Randolph County$40,131
- Housing units permitted, Randolph County0
Every figure in this section is published for Randolph County as a whole and is not a measurement of Pocahontas.
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
Pocahontas questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Pocahontas, Arkansas?
7,538, in 2,870 households. Pocahontas city covers 7.69 square miles of land, which is 980 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Pocahontas in?
Randolph 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 Pocahontas?
$44,216. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $120,000. Median gross rent is $768 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Pocahontas businesses?
22 7(a) approvals totaling $6.9 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $107,500. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Pocahontas, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Pocahontas borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Pocahontas. Only 5 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 Pocahontas in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Pocahontas appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Pocahontas, city of, community 050183, 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 Pocahontas figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Randolph 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 Pocahontas.
Is zoning published for Pocahontas?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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