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Barling, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Barling is a Census city of 5,007 people across 10.27 square miles of land, in Sebastian County. Median household income is $54,387, 72.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $767,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Barling
What Barling is
- Census place typecity
- Land area10.27 sq mi
- Water area0.41 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land488
- County holding the largest share of its areaSebastian 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.
Barling
How many people live in Barling
- Population5,007
- Median age42.5
- Population under 18916 plus or minus 205
- Share under 1818.3 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Population 65 and over990 plus or minus 228
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Households2,171
- Family households1,258
- Share of households that are families57.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Barling
Income and work in Barling
- Median household income$54,387
- Per capita income$28,258
- Civilian labor force2,574
- Employed2,527
- Unemployed47 plus or minus 61
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over3,496
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher21.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.4 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Barling
Housing in Barling
- Housing units2,584
- Occupied units2,171
- Vacant units413 plus or minus 188
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Owner occupied1,571
- Renter occupied600 plus or minus 180
- Ownership rate72.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$140,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,128
- Annual rent as a share of median income24.9 percent
- Single family units1,996
- Share single family77.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more381 plus or minus 144
- Share in buildings of two or more14.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Mobile homes207 plus or minus 148
- Median year structure built1988
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Barling
How Barling gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,268
- Commuting under 15 minutes783 plus or minus 315
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.5 percent plus or minus 13.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more278 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.3 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Drove alone86.0 percent
- Carpooled4.8 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Barling
SBA loans in Barling (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$767,000
- Average approval$255,667
- Median approval$282,000
- Largest approval$435,000
- Jobs supported18
- Jobs per approval6.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more33.3 percent
- Share to franchises33.3 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Barling, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
Barling
Flood risk in Barling
- NFIP communityCity of Barling
- NFIP community number050305
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/02/12
The City of Barling participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050305 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.
Sebastian County, not Barling
Sebastian County context, not Barling figures
- Establishments in Sebastian County3,398
- Covered employment, Sebastian County67,665
- Average annual pay, Sebastian County$55,173
- Housing units permitted, Sebastian County385
Every figure in this section is published for Sebastian County as a whole and is not a measurement of Barling.
All Sebastian County figures →
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
Barling questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Barling, Arkansas?
5,007, in 2,171 households. Barling city covers 10.27 square miles of land, which is 488 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Barling in?
Sebastian 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 Barling?
$54,387. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $140,000. Median gross rent is $1,128 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Barling businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $767,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $282,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Barling, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Barling borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Barling. Only 2 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 Barling in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Barling appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Barling, city of, community 050305, 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 Barling figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sebastian 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 Barling.
Is zoning published for Barling?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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