West Memphis

Population: 24,147
Median household income: $41,860
Median home value: $119,100

West Memphis, a community in Crittenden County, Arkansas, has 24,147 residents. At $41,860, its median household income sits below Crittenden County's $54,271.

From 2019 to 2023, West Memphis's population declined 2.7% from 24,823 to 24,147, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $86,800 to $119,100.

68.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1975.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,147
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $41,860
Median home value: $119,100
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 11,279
Homeownership rate: 45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 13.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,82324,147

Median household income

$33,103$41,860

Median home value

$86,800$119,100

Median gross rent

$707$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,823	$33,103	$86,800	$707
2020	24,656	$32,601	$86,100	$713
2021	24,666	$35,099	$89,400	$741
2022	24,351	$40,904	$109,000	$800
2023	24,147	$41,860	$119,100	$847

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,003	8.3%
5 to 17	4,338	18.0%
18 to 24	2,313	9.6%
25 to 34	3,513	14.5%
35 to 44	2,974	12.3%
45 to 54	2,341	9.7%
55 to 64	2,868	11.9%
65 to 74	2,108	8.7%
75 and over	1,689	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,001	29.0%
Black or African American	15,439	63.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	105	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.1%
Two or more races	1,101	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	457	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree11.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,501	16.1%
High school graduate	6,435	41.5%
Some college or associate's	4,269	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,821	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	467	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled12.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,008	79.0%
Carpooled	1,142	12.9%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	140	1.6%
Bicycle	8	0.1%
Worked from home	521	5.9%
Other means	47	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,105	49.1%
15 to 29 min	1,866	22.3%
30 to 44 min	1,513	18.1%
45 to 59 min	625	7.5%
60+ min	245	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 27.0% (6,356 of 23,584)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,925	62.0%
Nonfamily households	3,635	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,560	84.8%
Vacant	1,719	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,345	45.4%
Renter-occupied	5,215	54.6%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units16.6%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,718	68.4%
1-unit, attached	92	0.8%
2 to 4 units	953	8.4%
5 to 19 units	1,871	16.6%
20 or more units	419	3.7%
Mobile home & other	226	2.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0574540
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 30 sq mi
Water area: 0.14 sq mi
Center point: 35.1496, -90.1993