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West MemphisAR

West Memphis, AR is a 25K-resident city in Crittenden County with a median household income of $42,674.

Crittenden County, Arkansas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for West Memphis, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. West Memphis has a population larger than 56% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $120,100, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-03

25K
Population (place)
Top 44%
By size
$42,674
Median income (place)
$120,100
Median home (place)
29.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on West Memphis

West Memphis posts a median household income higher than 3% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the West Memphis area.

Bottom 4%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near West Memphis

Where West Memphis income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$42,674 Bottom 3% higher than 3% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

West Memphis $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in AR

Population among 39 AR places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Little Rock is the largest AR city on this list; Centerton leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in AR

Median household income among the same 39-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Centerton posts the highest place-level median income in AR; Little Rock is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading West Memphis, AR beyond the headline numbers

West Memphis sits inside Crittenden County, Arkansas, at roughly 35.15°N, -90.18°W. Population 25,052, $42,674 median household income. Median home value $120,100, median rent $870. Poverty rate 29.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around West Memphis, 0 with an ER.

29.1% of West Memphis, AR residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in West Memphis runs about 2.8 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6.4% of West Memphis workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 5.8% in West Memphis, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

West Memphis's median age is 34.1 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for West Memphis from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
25,052
West Memphis · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$42,674
-52% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$120,100
-71% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Crittenden County): West Memphis's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
47K-6%
Median Income
$55,358+47%
Median Home Value
$160,200+61%
Poverty Rate
21%-20%
Unemployment
10.2%-14%

Economics

Economics indicators for West Memphis, AR
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$870/mo
Poverty Rate
29.1% +135% vs avg
Unemployment 14.5%
Bachelor's Degree+ 13.9%
Work From Home 6.4%
Public Transit 0.2%

Population

White 28.7%
African American 63.2%
Asian 0.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
50.8%
Obesity
49.6%
Short Sleep Duration
44%
Physical Inactivity
42.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
21.1%
Current Smoking
21%
Diabetes
19.1%
Frequent Physical Distress
18.6%
Lack of Health Insurance
13.7%
Current Asthma
12.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 43.2%
Annual Checkup 82.2%

Other Measures

Binge Drinking
11.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.6%
Stroke
5.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect West Memphis?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for West Memphis right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet AR-WEST-MEMPHIS · West Memphis

West Memphis: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to West Memphis; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Arkansas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of West Memphis, AR? ▼
West Memphis, AR has a population of 25,052 people, located in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
What is the median household income in West Memphis? ▼
The median household income in West Memphis, AR is $42,674 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 29.1%.
What is the median home value in West Memphis? ▼
The median home value in West Memphis, AR is $120,100. Median rent is $870/month.
What are the top health concerns in West Memphis? ▼
The top health indicators in West Memphis include High Blood Pressure (50.8%), Obesity (49.6%), Short Sleep Duration (44%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in West Memphis? ▼
West Memphis has 2 hospitals. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in West Memphis? ▼
The median age in West Memphis, AR is 34.1 years. 13.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for West Memphis, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside AR (29.1% here).

Gaffney, SC 29.1% College Station, TX 29.2% Muncie, IN 29.2% Port Arthur, TX 29%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside AR ($42,674 here).

Bayonet Point, FL $42,524 Lumberton, NC $42,877 Harvey, IL $42,429 Reidsville, NC $42,921

Compare West Memphis with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Marion, AR 12K Memphis, TN 633K New South Memphis, TN 642K Southaven, MS 53K Horn Lake, MS 27K Bartlett, TN 59K Millington, TN 11K Ellendale, TN 26K
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Using West Memphis's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the West Memphis area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare West Memphis against Arkansas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Arkansas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Crittenden County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.