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Sikeston, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Sikeston is a Census city of 16,320 people across 17.90 square miles of land, lying across Scott County and New Madrid County. Median household income is $58,915, 60.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.0 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Sikeston
What Sikeston is
- Census place typecity
- Land area17.9 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land912
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott County, 74.8 percent
- Counties this place lies inScott County 74.8 percent, New Madrid County 25.2 percent
Sikeston 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.
Sikeston
How many people live in Sikeston
- Population16,320
- Median age38.2
- Population under 184,133
- Share under 1825.3 percent
- Population 65 and over3,549
- Share 65 and over21.7 percent
- Households6,883
- Family households4,066
- Share of households that are families59.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sikeston
Income and work in Sikeston
- Median household income$58,915
- Per capita income$35,557
- Civilian labor force7,244
- Employed6,987
- Unemployed257 plus or minus 117
- Unemployment rate3.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over10,914
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sikeston
Housing in Sikeston
- Housing units7,594
- Occupied units6,883
- Vacant units711 plus or minus 217
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Owner occupied4,162
- Renter occupied2,721
- Ownership rate60.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$168,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$891
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.1 percent
- Single family units6,041
- Share single family79.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,446
- Share in buildings of two or more19.0 percent
- Mobile homes107 plus or minus 86
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sikeston
How Sikeston gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,668
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,350
- Share commuting under 15 minutes65.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,094 plus or minus 274
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Drove alone79.6 percent
- Carpooled14.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 1.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Sikeston
SBA loans in Sikeston (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$9,000,800
- Average approval$562,550
- Median approval$254,000
- Largest approval$2,905,000
- Jobs supported149
- Jobs per approval9.3
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.8 percent
- Share to franchises31.3 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS13
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sikeston, 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.
Sikeston
SBA loans in Sikeston (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$404,000
- Average approval$202,000
- Median approval$202,000
- Largest approval$269,000
- Jobs supported1
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sikeston, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Sikeston
Flood risk in Sikeston
- NFIP communityCity of Sikeston
- NFIP community number295270
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12
The City of Sikeston participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 295270 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.
Scott County, not Sikeston
Scott County context, not Sikeston figures
- Establishments in Scott County970
- Covered employment, Scott County16,179
- Average annual pay, Scott County$49,793
- Housing units permitted, Scott County119
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Sikeston.
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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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
Sikeston questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Sikeston, Missouri?
16,320, in 6,883 households. Sikeston city covers 17.90 square miles of land, which is 912 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Sikeston in?
Sikeston lies in more than one. By area it is 74.8 percent in Scott County, 25.2 percent in New Madrid County. This page sits under Scott 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 Sikeston?
$58,915. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $168,800. Median gross rent is $891 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Sikeston businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $9.0 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $254,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $404,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Sikeston, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Sikeston borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Sikeston. 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 Sikeston in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Sikeston appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Sikeston, city of, community 295270, 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 Sikeston figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott 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 Sikeston.
Is zoning published for Sikeston?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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