Marion vs West Memphis

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

Marion 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 13,641 in Marion). Marion has the higher median household income ($80,637 vs $41,860 in West Memphis). Marion has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $119,100 in West Memphis).

Population, income & housing

	Marion	West Memphis
Population	13,641	24,147
Median age	34.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$80,637	$41,860
Median home value	$206,300	$119,100
Median gross rent	$1,058	$847
Housing units	5,315	11,279
Homeownership rate	70.4%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.5%	14.8%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	13.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marion	West Memphis
Population	12,404 → 13,641 (+10.0%)	24,823 → 24,147 (-2.7%)
Median household income	$73,459 → $80,637 (+9.8%)	$33,103 → $41,860 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$153,900 → $206,300 (+34.0%)	$86,800 → $119,100 (+37.2%)
Median gross rent	$859 → $1,058 (+23.2%)	$707 → $847 (+19.8%)

Marion

Population

12,40413,641

Median household income

$73,459$80,637

Median home value

$153,900$206,300

Median gross rent

$859$1,058

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)

	Marion	West Memphis
Under 5	7.2%	8.3%
5 to 17	23.0%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.6%	9.6%
25 to 34	13.0%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	14.6%	9.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.9%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.7%
75 and over	4.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marion	West Memphis
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	29.0%
Black or African American	36.2%	63.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marion	West Memphis
No high school diploma	6.4%	16.1%
High school graduate	30.0%	41.5%
Some college or associate's	39.1%	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marion	West Memphis
Drove alone	81.3%	79.0%
Carpooled	11.9%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.5%	5.9%
Other means	0.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marion	West Memphis
1-unit, detached	77.6%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	16.2%	16.6%
20 or more units	2.2%	3.7%
Mobile home & other	0.3%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Marion	West Memphis
Poverty rate	8.1%	27.0%
Average household size	2.67	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	20
Median year structure built	1999	1975