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West Memphis, AR, 72301 QuickFacts

	West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
Total population	27,378	281,421,906
State	Arkansas
City	west memphis
Zip(s)	72301

West Memphis, AR, 72301 Population

	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
Male	12,596	46.01%	49.06%
Female	14,782	53.99%	50.94%
Median age (years)	31.3		35.3

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	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
18 years and over	18,667	68.18%	74.31%
21 years and over	17,558	64.13%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,503	12.79%	14.66%
65 years and over	2,890	10.56%	12.43%

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	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
White	11,558	42.22%	75.14%
Black or African American	15,289	55.84%	12.32%
Asian	147	0.54%	3.64%
Some other race	206	0.75%	5.46%
Two or more races	178	0.65%	2.43%

West Memphis, AR, 72301 Housing

	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
Total households	10,032		105,480,101
Family households (families)	7,120	70.97%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	2,912	29.03%	31.94%

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	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
Total housing units	10,992		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	966	8.79%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,032	91.27%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	5,614	51.07%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	4,418	40.19%	30.77%

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	West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,474	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,779	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	640	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	167	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	112	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	33	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	7	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	63,700	119,600

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	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,173	21.66%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	3,108	30.98%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,537	15.32%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,395	13.91%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	907	9.04%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	923	9.2%	9.65%

West Memphis, AR, 72301 Education

	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	8,165		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	622	7.62%	6.47%
Kindergarten	562	6.88%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	4,015	49.17%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,878	23.0%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,088	13.33%	22.81%

West Memphis, AR, 72301 Economy

	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
Population 16 years and over	19,641		217,168,077
In labor force	11,637	59.25%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	11,637	59.25%	63.39%
- - Employed	10,695	54.45%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	942	4.8%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	8.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	0		0.53%
Not in labor force	8,004	40.75%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	10,974	55.87%	51.66%
In labor force	5,903	30.05%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	5,903	30.05%	29.65%
- - Employed	5,421	27.6%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,640	13.44%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,486		12,787,501

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	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,008		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	1,979	19.77%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	920	9.19%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,618	16.17%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,461	14.6%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,493	14.92%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,514	15.13%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	497	4.97%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	345	3.45%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	124	1.24%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	57	0.57%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	27,406		41,994

	West Memphis, AR, 72301	%, West Memphis, AR, 72301	United States
With earnings	7,851	39.97%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	38,308		56,604
With Social Security income	2,538	12.92%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,637		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	826	4.21%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,365		6,320
With public assistance income	506	2.58%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,849		3,032
With retirement income	1,322	6.73%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	12,973		17,376

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