West Memphis, Arkansas Demographics

West Memphis is 2nd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Income below poverty line

West Memphis is 4th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Black or African American

West Memphis is 6th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Female residents

West Memphis is 9th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents younger than 5

West Memphis is 10th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

West Memphis is 12th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents younger than 18

West Memphis is 14th in Arkansas out of 53 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

West Memphis is 14th in Arkansas out of 60 other cities in Retail sales

West Memphis is 16th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Size in square miles

West Memphis is 17th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Households

Size Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	25,686	19th	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	28.4	16th	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	922.8	33rd	56	87.4

Age Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.7%	9th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	29.8%	12th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.4%	43rd	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.9%	52nd	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.6%	59th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	34.4%	59th	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	63.5%	4th	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	55th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	54th	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	34th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.0%	60th	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	57th	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	33.7%	59th	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	53.8%	6th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.5%	59th	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	10,966	19th	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.0%	10th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	10,162	17th	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	49.8%	57th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$89,500	41st	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.5	28th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$16,748	49th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$29,167	53rd	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	35.9%	2nd	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	West Memphis	Rank	Arkansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,854	22nd	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$586,450	14th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$21,371	21st	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$51,912	14th	$3,559,795	$613,795,732