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People QuickFacts | West Memphis | Arkansas
Population, 2012 estimate | 25,686 | 2,949,828
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 26,245 | 2,915,916
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | -2.1% | 1.2%
Population, 2010 | 26,245 | 2,915,918
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 8.7% | 6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 29.8% | 24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 11.4% | 14.4%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 53.8% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 34.4% | 77.0%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 63.5% | 15.4%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.8%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.4% | 1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.0% | 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.6% | 6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 33.7% | 74.5%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 | 73.1% | 83.0%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 | 0.8% | 4.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 | 2.5% | 7.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 77.5% | 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 | 10.2% | 19.8%
Veterans, 2008-2012 | 2,142 | 242,151
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 | 18.1 | 21.3
Housing units, 2010 | 10,966 | 1,316,299
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 | 48.9% | 67.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 | 28.6% | 15.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 | $89,500 | $106,300
Households, 2008-2012 | 9,963 | 1,128,797
Persons per household, 2008-2012 | 2.57 | 2.51
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 | $17,199 | $22,007
Median household income, 2008-2012 | $29,845 | $40,531
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 | 32.7% | 18.7%
Business QuickFacts | West Memphis | Arkansas
Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,854 | 238,994
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.6% | 5.5%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 4.8% | 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.3% | 24.5%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 60,735,582
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 668,698 | 29,659,789
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 586,450 | 32,974,282
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $21,371 | $11,602
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 51,912 | 3,559,795
Geography QuickFacts | West Memphis | Arkansas
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 28.44 | 52,035.48
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 922.8 | 56
FIPS Code | 74540 | 5
Counties | Crittenden County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts