Ashley County, Arkansas: commercial real estate data.
Ashley County, Arkansas has a population of 18,429 across 925 square miles, down 5.7 percent since the 2020 census base. County output reached $1.20 bn in 2024, 329 establishments operate here, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals worth $1.1 m.
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Ashley County
How many people live in Ashley County
- Population18,429
- Households7,356
- Average household size2.51
- Median household income$44,266
- Median age42.8
- Median gross rent$703 per month
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,900
- Home value to household income2.1 times
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over12,831
- Population under 184,141
- Share under 1822.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,963
- Share 65 and over21.5 percent
- Working age population, 18 to 6410,325
- Civilian labor force7,012
- Unemployment rate5.5 percent
- Labor force participation, adults 18 and over49.1 percent
- Rank by population among Arkansas counties37th of 75
- Rank by population among US county-equivalents1966th
Ashley County is the 37th largest of 75 Arkansas counties by population. A median home costs 2.1 times median household income, which is an affordable ownership market by national standards. Residents under 18 outnumber those 65 and over, at 22.5 percent against 21.5 percent, a household formation profile rather than a retirement one.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Ashley County
Is Ashley County growing
- Population change since the 2020 census base-5.67 percent
- Census 2020 base population19,064
- Births, 2024185
- Deaths, 2024284
- Natural change, 2024-99
- Net domestic migration, 2024-150
- Net international migration, 20242
- Total net migration, 2024-148
- Cumulative net domestic migration, 2021 to 2024-490
- Rank by growth among US county-equivalents3028th
The county has lost 5.67 percent of its population since the 2020 census base.
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
Ashley County
Where people moving to Ashley County come from
- Tax returns filed by households arriving286
- People arriving, from those returns562
- Adjusted gross income arriving$11.8 m
- Net adjusted gross income movement$0
- Average income of an arriving household$41,374
- Largest single originAshley County Non-migrants (6,072 households)
- Largest single destination (6,072 households)
| Origin | Households | People | Adjusted gross income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley County Non-migrants | 6,072 | 13,058 | $333.1 m |
| Other flows - Same State | 138 | 252 | $5.4 m |
| Other flows - Different State | 103 | 207 | $4.2 m |
| Other flows - South | 82 | 159 | $3.2 m |
| Drew County | 24 | 53 | $1.4 m |
| Morehouse Parish | 21 | 50 | $813,000 |
| Other flows - West | 21 | 48 | $1.0 m |
The largest single source of arrivals is Ashley County Non-migrants, which is the catchment a retail or multifamily study should look at first.
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Ashley County
What the Ashley County economy runs on
- County GDP, 2024$1.20 bn
- County GDP, 2023$1.12 bn
- GDP change, 2023 to 20247.1 percent
- GDP change over five years42.7 percent
- Rank by GDP among Arkansas counties27th
- Rank by GDP among US county-equivalents1696th
- GDP per resident$64,875
Output grew 7.1 percent in the latest year and 42.7 percent over five, which is the trend line a lender will read behind any single year figure.
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024.
Ashley County
Who employs people in Ashley County
- Covered employment, annual average5,759
- Establishments reporting501
- Average annual pay$50,111
- Average weekly wage$964
- Sector 31-33, employment1,039
- Sector 31-33, average annual pay$77,480
- Sector 62, employment767
- Sector 62, average annual pay$47,415
- Sector 44-45, employment764
- Sector 44-45, average annual pay$27,382
- Sector 23, employment560
- Sector 23, average annual pay$64,588
- Sector 72, employment353
- Sector 48-49, employment254
| Sector | Employment | Establishments | Average annual pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector 31-33 | 1,039 | 23 | $77,480 |
| Sector 62 | 767 | 97 | $47,415 |
| Sector 44-45 | 764 | 64 | $27,382 |
| Sector 23 | 560 | 39 | $64,588 |
| Sector 72 | 353 | 24 | $17,481 |
| Sector 48-49 | 254 | 25 | $51,398 |
| Sector 42 | 238 | 17 | $67,953 |
| Sector 52 | 201 | 26 | $48,664 |
The largest sector is the biggest private employer group at 1,039 jobs, 18.0 percent of covered employment. Average pay per job exceeds median household income, which usually means single earner households and a wage base that can carry rent.
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
Ashley County
What businesses operate in Ashley County
- Establishments, all industries329
- Employment at those establishments4,418
- Annual payroll$227.4 m
- Establishments per 1,000 residents17.9
These are counts of establishments physically operating in the county, not listings, so they are the supply side a feasibility study measures demand against.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Ashley County
What is being built in Ashley County
- Housing units authorised by permit, 20245
- Declared construction value permitted$702,641
- Single family units authorised1
- Multifamily units authorised4
- Multifamily share of units80.0 percent
- Average declared value per unit$140,528
- Units authorised per 1,000 households0.7
Multifamily is 80.0 percent of units authorised, so the pipeline is being built for renters rather than buyers.
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Ashley County
How much SBA lending happens in Ashley County
- 7(a) approvals recorded6
- 7(a) gross approval dollars$1.1 m
- Average 7(a) approval$185,233
- Median 7(a) approval$197,600
- 10th percentile approval$50,000
- 90th percentile approval$350,000
- Largest single approval$350,000
- Jobs reported supported, 7(a)46
- Jobs per approval7.7
- Distinct 7(a) lenders active3
- Distinct industries receiving approvals6
- Median 7(a) term120 months
- Share of loans on real estate terms, 240 months or longer0.0 percent
- Loans on real estate terms0
- Loans on working capital terms, 120 months or shorter4
- Franchise loans0
- Franchise share of approvals0.0 percent
- Leading industry by approval countGasoline Stations with Convenience Stores (1)
- Most active lenderSouthern Bancorp Bank (4)
The average approval of $185,233 sits close to the median of $197,600, so lending here is fairly evenly sized rather than driven by a few large deals. Only 0.0 percent of approvals run on real estate terms, so SBA credit here is mostly working capital and equipment rather than property acquisition.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ashley County
Do SBA loans in Ashley County get paid back
- Loans with a final outcome recorded0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Status: Exempt from disclosure6
Too few loans have reached a final outcome to publish a charge off rate. only 0 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate. A rate computed on a handful of loans is noise, so none is shown.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ashley County
Which parts of Ashley County get the lending
- Places in the county with recorded lending2
- CROSSETT, approvals5
- Hamburg, approvals1
| Place | Approvals | Gross approval dollars |
|---|---|---|
| CROSSETT | 5 | $761,400 |
| Hamburg | 1 | $350,000 |
CROSSETT accounts for 5 approvals against 1 in Hamburg. County level figures average over that gap, which is why a site decision is made at the submarket rather than the county.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Ashley County
How big is Ashley County
- Land area925 sq mi
- Rank by land area among Arkansas counties6th of 75
- Width, east to west39.4 mi
- Height, north to south27.1 mi
- Geographies sharing a boundary4
- Residents per square mile of land20
- Establishments per square mile0.36
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year. US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- No 504 approvals recorded in this county in the FOIA release covering FY2010 onward.
- No NFIP communities are listed for this county in the FEMA Community Status Book.
- Flood zone record counts are not held. The flood coverage export has not landed, so no count is shown rather than an estimated one.
- Traffic counts resolve in the platform, not in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here.
- Zoning is in build. Parcel level zoning is not published on this page.
Feasibility studies
When a Ashley County site needs a document a lender will accept.
The same data layer behind this page is the one the studies are written from. A study for a Ashley County site starts with the figures you are reading, carrying the same source and period into the credit file.
- Population18,429
- Households7,356
- Average household size2.51
- Median household income$44,266
- Median age42.8
Common questions
Ashley County questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Ashley County, Arkansas?
18,429, in 7,356 households, ranking 37th of 75 Arkansas counties. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Ashley County growing?
The population has fallen 5.67 percent since the 2020 census base. In 2024 there were 185 births against 284 deaths, with net migration of -148. Source: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024.
What is the median household income in Ashley County?
$44,266. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,900, which is 2.1 times income, and median gross rent is $703 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.
How many businesses are there in Ashley County?
329 establishments, employing 4,418 people with an annual payroll of $227.4 m. These are establishments physically operating in the county, not listings. Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.
What is the average wage in Ashley County?
Average annual pay is $50,111, or $964 a week, across 5,759 covered jobs. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.
How much SBA lending happens in Ashley County?
6 7(a) approvals totalling $1.1 m since FY2020, across 3 lenders, with a median approval of $197,600. These are approvals recorded in the release, not loans disbursed.
What is being built in Ashley County?
5 housing units were authorised by permit in 2024, with a declared construction value of $702,641. Multifamily was 80.0 percent of units. Source: US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
What is the radon zone for Ashley County?
Zone 3, a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L. Source: US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001.
Where do people moving to Ashley County come from?
The largest single origin is Ashley County Non-migrants, with 6,072 households. Arriving households report an average income of $41,374 against null for those leaving. Source: US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Are traffic counts available for Ashley County on this page?
No. Annual average daily traffic resolves in the platform rather than in this dataset, so no AADT figure is printed here. It is a gap we know about rather than a figure we estimated.
Is zoning published for Ashley County?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning, and where a statutory framework applies it is marked as the statewide frame with confirm locally attached.