West Memphis, Arkansas demographics

West Memphis, AR demographics: median age 34.1; 13.9% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West Memphis city, Arkansas · Incorporated city · GEOID 0574540. The survey estimates a population of 23,929 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West Memphis is 34.1 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.1 years. There are 9,376 households (±350). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	34.1 ±2.1	38.5 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,929
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 18	6,416 ±516	26.8% ±2.2 pp	23.1%	22.0%
18–34	5,798 ±429	24.2% ±1.8 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	8,067 ±602	33.7% ±2.5 pp	37.0%	38.0%
65 and older	3,648 ±360	15.2% ±1.5 pp	17.6%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,929
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Male	10,951 ±312	45.8% ±1.3 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	12,978 ±310	54.2% ±1.3 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,929
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
White alone	6,858 ±453	28.7% ±1.9 pp	69.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	15,117 ±607	63.2% ±2.5 pp	14.7%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	29 ±30 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	146 ±78 · low precision	0.6% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.2%
Some other race alone	27 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	3.2%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,752 ±460	7.3% ±1.9 pp	10.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,929
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	23,246 ±269	97.1% ±1.1 pp	91.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	683 ±271	2.9% ±1.1 pp	9.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,376
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,446 ±358	26.1% ±3.7 pp	47.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	573 ±176	6.1% ±1.9 pp	4.8%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	3,063 ±332	32.7% ±3.3 pp	12.8%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,854 ±347	30.4% ±3.5 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	440 ±174	4.7% ±1.8 pp	5.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,376
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,972 ±359	31.7% ±3.6 pp	30.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	6,404 ±424	68.3% ±3.7 pp	69.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 9,376
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,854 ±347	30.4% ±3.5 pp	29.9%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,324 ±418	35.5% ±4.3 pp	34.8%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,537 ±317	16.4% ±3.3 pp	15.2%	15.3%
Four-person households	853 ±206	9.1% ±2.2 pp	11.5%	12.6%
Five-person households	546 ±157	5.8% ±1.7 pp	5.4%	5.9%
Six-person households	174 ±95 · low precision	1.9% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	88 ±53 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 23,929
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	23,413 ±223	97.8% ±0.9 pp	94.6%	85.9%
Foreign born	516 ±223	2.2% ±0.9 pp	5.4%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 22,155
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
English only	21,509 ±343	97.1% ±1.3 pp	91.7%	77.7%
Spanish	494 ±257 · low precision	2.2% ±1.2 pp · low precision	6.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	2.0%
Korean	22 ±39 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	113 ±88 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4 ±8 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Arabic	13 ±22 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 15,284
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,480 ±399	16.2% ±2.6 pp	11.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	6,250 ±621	40.9% ±3.9 pp	34.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	3,444 ±528	22.5% ±3.4 pp	20.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	987 ±237	6.5% ±1.5 pp	8.2%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,667 ±349	10.9% ±2.3 pp	16.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	456 ±154	3.0% ±1.0 pp	9.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 23,640
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Arkansas	U.S.
Same house	19,733 ±920	83.5% ±3.9 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	2,688 ±594	11.4% ±2.5 pp	6.5%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	794 ±528 · low precision	3.4% ±2.2 pp · low precision	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	425 ±256 · low precision	1.8% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.2% of West Memphis residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 9.0% in Arkansas and 8.4% nationally. 83.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West Memphis	Arkansas	U.S.	Compared with Arkansas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.2% ±2.1 pp	9.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.6% ±2.7 pp	86.7%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.8% ±1.0 pp	7.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for West Memphis . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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