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West Memphis, Arkansas Economy Profile

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 West Memphis, Arkansas United States
StateArkansas
CityWest Memphis
Total population27,666 281,421,906
Male12,841138,053,563
Female14,825143,368,343
Median age (years)31.335.3
Total households10,051105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)27,39941,994

West Memphis, Arkansas Economy

According to the statistics on employment by occupation in West Memphis, Arkansas, 19.7% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 7.95% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in West Memphis, Arkansas. The percentage of people involved into professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in West Memphis, Arkansas is as follows: seven point seven nine percent.

In West Memphis, Arkansas government workers account for thirteen point eight percent of workers. 81.66% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers. Median household income in West Memphis, Arkansas is equal to twenty-seven thousand, three hundred and ninety-nine dollars while median family income is $32,465. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in West Memphis, Arkansas are $29,977. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $21,007.

zero of families in West Memphis, Arkansas are below poverty line (total population in West Memphis, Arkansas is 27,666). There are 1,132 families with female householder, no husband present. The median age of a West Memphis, Arkansas resident is thirty-one point three years old.

 West Memphis, Arkansas %, West Memphis, Arkansas United States
Population 16 years and over19,866  217,168,077
In labor force11,639 58.59%63.92%
- Civilian labor force11,639 58.59%63.39%
- - Employed10,697 53.85%59.73%
- - Unemployed942 4.74%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.1  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force8,227 41.41%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over11,028 55.51%51.66%
In labor force5,909 29.74%29.72%
- Civilian labor force5,909 29.74%29.65%
- - Employed5,427 27.32%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years2,640 13.29%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force1,486  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over10,511  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone8,425 80.15%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled1,547 14.72%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)61 0.58%4.73%
Walked184 1.75%2.93%
Other means179 1.7%1.19%
Worked at home115 1.09%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)20.3 0.19%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over10,697  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations2,540 23.74%33.65%
Service occupations1,719 16.07%14.86%
Sales and office occupations2,972 27.78%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations81 0.76%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,203 11.25%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations2,182 20.4%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining155 1.45%1.87%
Construction746 6.97%6.78%
Manufacturing1,625 15.19%14.1%
Wholesale trade548 5.12%3.6%
Retail trade1,320 12.34%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities936 8.75%5.2%
Information148 1.38%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing508 4.75%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services833 7.79%9.3%
Educational, health and social services2,107 19.7%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services850 7.95%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)493 4.61%4.87%
Public administration428 4.0%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers8,735 81.66%78.47%
Government workers1,476 13.8%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business466 4.36%6.63%
Unpaid family workers20 0.19%0.31%
 West Memphis, Arkansas %, West Memphis, Arkansas United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households10,015  105,539,122
Less than $10,0001,979 19.76%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999920 9.19%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,623 16.21%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,463 14.61%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,493 14.91%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,514 15.12%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999497 4.96%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999345 3.44%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999124 1.24%2.2%
$200,000 or more57 0.57%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)27,399  41,994
With earnings7,853 39.53%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)38,310  56,604
With Social Security income2,539 12.78%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,649  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income831 4.18%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,358  6,320
With public assistance income511 2.57%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,834  3,032
With retirement income1,322 6.65%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)12,973  17,376
 
Families7,169  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,086 15.15%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999697 9.72%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,065 14.86%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999947 13.21%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9991,157 16.14%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9991,275 17.78%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999447 6.24%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999339 4.73%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999102 1.42%2.75%
$200,000 or more54 0.75%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)32,465  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)13,679  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers29,977  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers21,007  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,698  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,461 86.04%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years765 45.05%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,132  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years1,048 92.58%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years548 48.41%42.27%
 
Individuals7,688  33,899,812
18 years and over4,131 53.73%65.35%
- 65 years and over609 7.92%9.7%
Related children under 18 years3,553 46.21%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years2,505 32.58%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over1,266 16.47%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.