Clarkedale vs West Memphis

A side-by-side comparison of Clarkedale and West Memphis: population, income, housing, and more.

Clarkedale and West Memphis are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West Memphis has the higher population (24,147 vs 536 in Clarkedale). Clarkedale has the higher median household income ($129,750 vs $41,860 in West Memphis). Clarkedale has the higher median home value ($286,200 vs $119,100 in West Memphis).

Population, income & housing

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
Population	536	24,147
Median age	46.0 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$129,750	$41,860
Median home value	$286,200	$119,100
Median gross rent	—	$847
Housing units	180	11,279
Homeownership rate	100.0%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	31.0%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
Population	435 → 536 (+23.2%)	24,823 → 24,147 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$100,833 → $129,750 (+28.7%)	$33,103 → $41,860 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$215,600 → $286,200 (+32.7%)	$86,800 → $119,100 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$707 → $847 (+19.8%)

Clarkedale

Population

435536

Median household income

$100,833$129,750

Median home value

$215,600$286,200

West Memphis

Population

24,82324,147

Median household income

$33,103$41,860

Median home value

$86,800$119,100

Median gross rent

$707$847

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
Under 5	2.1%	8.3%
5 to 17	19.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	11.4%	9.6%
25 to 34	4.3%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.3%
45 to 54	26.3%	9.7%
55 to 64	13.8%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.3%	8.7%
75 and over	3.9%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
White (non-Hispanic)	78.7%	29.0%
Black or African American	8.2%	63.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.7%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.3%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
No high school diploma	7.8%	16.1%
High school graduate	26.0%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	35.2%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
Drove alone	74.4%	79.0%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	2.3%	1.6%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.1%
Worked from home	11.7%	5.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
1-unit, detached	96.1%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	16.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Clarkedale	West Memphis
Poverty rate	3.2%	27.0%
Average household size	3.19	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	30	20
Median year structure built	2002	1975