West Memphis, AR Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	27,666	100.0

Male	12,841	46.4
Female	14,825	53.6

Under 5 years	2,361	8.5
5 to 9 years	2,530	9.1
10 to 14 years	2,448	8.8
15 to 19 years	2,177	7.9
20 to 24 years	1,910	6.9
25 to 34 years	3,788	13.7
35 to 44 years	4,001	14.5
45 to 54 years	3,297	11.9
55 to 59 years	1,226	4.4
60 to 64 years	1,026	3.7
65 to 74 years	1,506	5.4
75 to 84 years	1,036	3.7
85 years and over	360	1.3

Median age (years)	31.3	(X)

18 years and over	18,938	68.5
Male	8,413	30.4
Female	10,525	38.0
21 years and over	17,795	64.3
62 years and over	3,519	12.7
65 years and over	2,902	10.5
Male	1,080	3.9
Female	1,822	6.6

RACE
One race	27,489	99.4
White	11,663	42.2
Black or African American	15,473	55.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	59	0.2
Asian	148	0.5
Asian Indian	38	0.1
Chinese	53	0.2
Filipino	20	0.1
Japanese	3	0.0
Korean	16	0.1
Vietnamese	11	0.0
Other Asian ¹	7	0.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	5	0.0
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	0	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	0	0.0
Some other race	141	0.5
Two or more races	177	0.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	11,797	42.6
Black or African American	15,563	56.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	148	0.5
Asian	178	0.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	18	0.1
Some other race	175	0.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	27,666	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	279	1.0
Mexican	183	0.7
Puerto Rican	11	0.0
Cuban	5	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	80	0.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	27,387	99.0
White alone	11,563	41.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	27,666	100.0
In households	27,152	98.1
Householder	10,051	36.3
Spouse	4,057	14.7
Child	9,260	33.5
Own child under 18 years	7,135	25.8
Other relatives	2,606	9.4
Under 18 years	1,441	5.2
Nonrelatives	1,178	4.3
Unmarried partner	627	2.3
In group quarters	514	1.9
Institutionalized population	462	1.7
Noninstitutionalized population	52	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	10,051	100.0
Family households (families)	7,132	71.0
With own children under 18 years	3,688	36.7
Married-couple family	4,057	40.4
With own children under 18 years	1,802	17.9
Female householder, no husband present	2,527	25.1
With own children under 18 years	1,612	16.0
Nonfamily households	2,919	29.0
Householder living alone	2,488	24.8
Householder 65 years and over	864	8.6

Households with individuals under 18 years	4,320	43.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	2,154	21.4

Average household size	2.70	(X)
Average family size	3.23	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	11,022	100.0
Occupied housing units	10,051	91.2
Vacant housing units	971	8.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	29	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	10,051	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	5,624	56.0
Renter-occupied housing units	4,427	44.0

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.73	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.66	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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