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Forrest City, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Forrest City is a Census city of 12,646 people across 20.24 square miles of land, in St. Francis County. Median household income is $35,689, 39.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Forrest City
What Forrest City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area20.24 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land625
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Francis 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 Forrest City
- Population12,646
- Median age36.9
- Population under 182,690
- Share under 1821.3 percent
- Population 65 and over1,468
- Share 65 and over11.6 percent
- Households3,831
- Family households2,172
- Share of households that are families56.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Forrest City
- Median household income$35,689 plus or minus $8,903
- Per capita income$16,688
- Civilian labor force4,026
- Employed3,484
- Unemployed542 plus or minus 194
- Unemployment rate13.5 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over8,831
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher84.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.8 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.3 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Forrest City
- Housing units4,608
- Occupied units3,831
- Vacant units777 plus or minus 183
- Vacancy rate16.9 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Owner occupied1,503
- Renter occupied2,328
- Ownership rate39.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$92,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$805
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.1 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units3,005
- Share single family65.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,422 plus or minus 310
- Share in buildings of two or more30.9 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Mobile homes181 plus or minus 132
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Forrest City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,253
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,149
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more514 plus or minus 198
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.8 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Drove alone79.2 percent
- Carpooled13.1 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.6 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home2.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Forrest City (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$5,327,800
- Average approval$1,331,950
- Median approval$1,083,900
- Largest approval$3,110,100
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval3.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term210 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more50.0 percent
- Share to franchises75.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forrest City, 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 Forrest City
- NFIP communityCity of Forrest City
- NFIP community number050187
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/18/05
The City of Forrest City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050187 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.
St. Francis County, not Forrest City
St. Francis County context, not Forrest City figures
- Establishments in St. Francis County404
- Covered employment, St. Francis County6,723
- Average annual pay, St. Francis County$48,570
- Housing units permitted, St. Francis County3
Every figure in this section is published for St. Francis County as a whole and is not a measurement of Forrest City.
All St. Francis 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.
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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
Forrest City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Forrest City, Arkansas?
12,646, in 3,831 households. Forrest City city covers 20.24 square miles of land, which is 625 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Forrest City in?
St. Francis 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 Forrest City?
$35,689. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $92,000. Median gross rent is $805 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Forrest City businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $5.3 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $1,083,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Forrest City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Forrest City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Forrest City. 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 Forrest City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Forrest City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Forrest City, city of, community 050187, 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 Forrest City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Francis 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 Forrest City.
Is zoning published for Forrest City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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