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Kensett, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Kensett is a Census city of 1,937 people across 1.87 square miles of land, in White County. Median household income is $31,207, 41.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kensett
What Kensett is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.87 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,038 plus or minus 219
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhite 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.
Kensett
How many people live in Kensett
- Population1,937 plus or minus 408
- Median age36.8 plus or minus 9.2
- Population under 18538 plus or minus 153
- Share under 1827.8 percent
- Population 65 and over351 plus or minus 116
- Share 65 and over18.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Households668 plus or minus 165
- Family households492 plus or minus 144
- Share of households that are families73.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kensett
Income and work in Kensett
- Median household income$31,207 plus or minus $8,381
- Per capita income$18,207 plus or minus $3,795
- Civilian labor force733 plus or minus 164
- Employed694 plus or minus 166
- Unemployed39 plus or minus 33
- Unemployment rate5.3 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Adults 25 and over1,292 plus or minus 276
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.1 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kensett
Housing in Kensett
- Housing units746 plus or minus 174
- Occupied units668 plus or minus 165
- Vacant units78 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate10.5 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Owner occupied278 plus or minus 100
- Renter occupied390 plus or minus 124
- Ownership rate41.6 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Median owner-occupied home value$90,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$744 plus or minus $246
- Annual rent as a share of median income28.6 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Single family units430 plus or minus 130
- Share single family57.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more131 plus or minus 60
- Share in buildings of two or more17.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Mobile homes185 plus or minus 107
- Median year structure built1973
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kensett
How Kensett gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute674 plus or minus 166
- Commuting under 15 minutes387 plus or minus 155
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.4 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more98 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.5 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Drove alone85.0 percent
- Carpooled10.7 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kensett
SBA loans in Kensett (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,692,000
- Average approval$846,000
- Median approval$846,000
- Largest approval$1,642,000
- Jobs supported15
- Jobs per approval7.5
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term162 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kensett, 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.
Kensett
Flood risk in Kensett
- NFIP communityCity of Kensett
- NFIP community number050227
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/02/12(M)
The City of Kensett participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 050227 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.
White County, not Kensett
White County context, not Kensett figures
- Establishments in White County1,637
- Covered employment, White County26,169
- Average annual pay, White County$46,050
- Housing units permitted, White County205
Every figure in this section is published for White County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kensett.
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
Kensett questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kensett, Arkansas?
1,937, in 668 households. Kensett city covers 1.87 square miles of land, which is 1,038 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kensett in?
White 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 Kensett?
$31,207. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $90,400. Median gross rent is $744 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kensett businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $846,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kensett, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kensett borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kensett. 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 Kensett in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kensett appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kensett, city of, community 050227, 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 Kensett figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for White 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 Kensett.
Is zoning published for Kensett?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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