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Strong, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Strong is a Census city of 434 people across 1.60 square miles of land, in Union County. Median household income is $36,063, 75.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $5.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Strong
What Strong is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.6 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land272 plus or minus 85
- County holding the largest share of its areaUnion 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 Strong
- Population434 plus or minus 136
- Median age63.5
- Population under 1827 plus or minus 30
- Share under 186.2 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Population 65 and over182 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over41.9 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Households251 plus or minus 92
- Family households143 plus or minus 88
- Share of households that are families57.0 percent plus or minus 28.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Strong
- Median household income$36,063 plus or minus $26,371
- Per capita income$21,412 plus or minus $8,093
- Civilian labor force121 plus or minus 59
- Employed118 plus or minus 60
- Unemployed3 plus or minus 5
- Unemployment rate2.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over398 plus or minus 130
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.6 percent plus or minus 20.7
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher8.8 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Strong
- Housing units324 plus or minus 99
- Occupied units251 plus or minus 92
- Vacant units73 plus or minus 36
- Vacancy rate22.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Owner occupied190 plus or minus 86
- Renter occupied61 plus or minus 30
- Ownership rate75.7 percent plus or minus 20.1
- Median owner-occupied home value$66,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$488 plus or minus $341
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Single family units161 plus or minus 70
- Share single family49.7 percent plus or minus 15.5
- Units in buildings of two or more46 plus or minus 32
- Share in buildings of two or more14.2 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes117 plus or minus 95
- Median year structure built1979
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Strong gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute118 plus or minus 60
- Commuting under 15 minutes48 plus or minus 38
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.7 percent plus or minus 24.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more53 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.9 percent plus or minus 46.4
- Drove alone61.0 percent plus or minus 37.0
- Carpooled37.3 percent plus or minus 33.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.7 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Strong (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$5,774,500
- Average approval$962,417
- Median approval$480,000
- Largest approval$2,347,500
- Jobs supported28
- Jobs per approval4.7
- 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 franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Strong, 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.
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Flood risk in Strong
- NFIP communityCity of Strong
- NFIP community number050210
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/28/07
The City of Strong participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050210 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.
Union County, not Strong
Union County context, not Strong figures
- Establishments in Union County1,036
- Covered employment, Union County16,449
- Average annual pay, Union County$61,648
- Housing units permitted, Union County20
Every figure in this section is published for Union County as a whole and is not a measurement of Strong.
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
Strong questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Strong, Arkansas?
434, in 251 households. Strong city covers 1.60 square miles of land, which is 272 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Strong in?
Union 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 Strong?
$36,063. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $66,600. Median gross rent is $488 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Strong businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $5.8 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $480,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Strong, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Strong borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Strong. 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 Strong in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Strong appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Strong, city of, community 050210, 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 Strong figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Union 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 Strong.
Is zoning published for Strong?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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