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Ash Flat, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Ash Flat is a Census city of 1,217 people across 6.37 square miles of land, lying across Sharp County and Fulton County. Median household income is $41,667, 54.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $765,200 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Ash Flat
What Ash Flat is
- Census place typecity
- Land area6.37 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land191 plus or minus 43
- County holding the largest share of its areaSharp County, 86.7 percent
- Counties this place lies inSharp County 86.7 percent, Fulton County 13.3 percent
Ash Flat crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ash Flat
How many people live in Ash Flat
- Population1,217 plus or minus 276
- Median age54.6
- Population under 18182 plus or minus 75
- Share under 1815.0 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over423 plus or minus 116
- Share 65 and over34.8 percent
- Households418 plus or minus 99
- Family households278 plus or minus 82
- Share of households that are families66.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ash Flat
Income and work in Ash Flat
- Median household income$41,667 plus or minus $9,278
- Per capita income$20,293
- Civilian labor force412 plus or minus 148
- Employed393 plus or minus 146
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 17
- Unemployment rate4.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over1,008 plus or minus 207
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.4 percent plus or minus 23.2
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.2 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ash Flat
Housing in Ash Flat
- Housing units466 plus or minus 101
- Occupied units418 plus or minus 99
- Vacant units48 plus or minus 32
- Vacancy rate10.3 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Owner occupied228 plus or minus 57
- Renter occupied190 plus or minus 77
- Ownership rate54.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,000 plus or minus $22,964
- Median gross rent, monthly$663 plus or minus $452
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Single family units352 plus or minus 88
- Share single family75.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more93 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more20.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes21 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ash Flat
How Ash Flat gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute356 plus or minus 147
- Commuting under 15 minutes234 plus or minus 103
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more65 plus or minus 37
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Drove alone79.4 percent
- Carpooled5.6 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport3.5 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home4.8 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ash Flat
SBA loans in Ash Flat (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$765,200
- Average approval$255,067
- Median approval$323,400
- Largest approval$341,800
- Jobs supported11
- Jobs per approval3.7
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ash Flat, 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.
Ash Flat
Flood risk in Ash Flat
- NFIP communityCity of Ash Flat
- NFIP community number050382
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/16/11(M)
The City of Ash Flat participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050382 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.
Sharp County, not Ash Flat
Sharp County context, not Ash Flat figures
- Establishments in Sharp County342
- Covered employment, Sharp County3,954
- Average annual pay, Sharp County$38,491
- Housing units permitted, Sharp County26
Every figure in this section is published for Sharp County as a whole and is not a measurement of Ash Flat.
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
Ash Flat questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ash Flat, Arkansas?
1,217, in 418 households. Ash Flat city covers 6.37 square miles of land, which is 191 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Ash Flat in?
Ash Flat lies in more than one. By area it is 86.7 percent in Sharp County, 13.3 percent in Fulton County. This page sits under Sharp County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Ash Flat?
$41,667. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,000. Median gross rent is $663 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Ash Flat businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $765,200 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $323,400. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Ash Flat, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Ash Flat borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Ash Flat. 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 Ash Flat in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Ash Flat appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Ash Flat, city of, community 050382, 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 Ash Flat figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Sharp 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 Ash Flat.
Is zoning published for Ash Flat?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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