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West Memphis School District, AR

25,417 Population
329.7 square miles 77.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±1.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Crittenden County: 36.2 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Arkansas: 38.5 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,799 ±$1,208 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Crittenden County: $27,786 ±$1,334
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Arkansas: $34,225 ±$328
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,009 ±$5,219 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Crittenden County: $55,358 ±$3,602
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Arkansas: $60,773 ±$467
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.7% ±3.6% (7,441  ±932) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Crittenden County: 21% † 9,742 (±2.2% / ±1,010)
  • nearly double the rate in Arkansas: 16% 473,903 (±0.3% / ±7,279)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.7 minutes ±1.8 (194,315  ±22,140) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Crittenden County: 22.6 410,315 (±1.1 / ±27,105)
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 22.5 27,222,660 (±0.2 / ±267,159)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

10,187 ±406 Number of households
  • Crittenden County: 18,203 ±420
  • Arkansas: 1,205,987 ±4,874
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.1 (24,964  ±759) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Crittenden County: 2.6 46,502 (±0.1 / ±29)
  • about the same as the figure in Arkansas: 2.5 2,966,574
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.8% ±2% (328  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Crittenden County: 6.3% † 704 (±1.5% / ±168)
  • a little higher than the rate in Arkansas: 5.6% 39,177 (±0.2% / ±1,481)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

12,287 ±396 Number of housing units
  • Crittenden County: 21,388 ±45
  • Arkansas: 1,394,673 ±514
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$118,000 ±$7,245 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Crittenden County: $160,200 ±$6,495
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Arkansas: $188,000 ±$1,754
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.9% ±2.6% (3,499  ±652.3) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Crittenden County: 14.4% † 6,702 (±2.2% / ±1,008.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Arkansas: 12.6% 380,835 (±0.3% / ±8,207.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.6% ±4.4% (13,974  ±889.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Crittenden County: 85.4% 25,935 (±3.6% / ±1,092.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Arkansas: 88.7% 1,827,162 (±0.5% / ±10,760.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
14.9% ±2.3% (2,493  ±398.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Crittenden County: 17% 5,157 (±1.6% / ±491.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Arkansas: 25.7% 529,858 (±0.3% / ±5,926.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.6% ±0.8% (407  ±200) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Crittenden County: 2.1% 1,011
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Arkansas: 5.4% 165,740
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.3% ±1.1% (1,002  ±214) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Crittenden County: 5.3% † 1,835 (±0.8% / ±266)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Arkansas: 7.4% 173,377 (±0.1% / ±2,373)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,002 Total veterans ±214 884 Male ±190 118 Female ±81

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