West Memphis

West Memphis Population and Demographics

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West Memphis Population: 27666 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 12841 46.41%
Female 14825 53.59%

Under 5 years 2361 8.53%
5 to 9 years 2530 9.14%
10 to 14 years 2448 8.85%
15 to 19 years 2177 7.87%
20 to 24 years 1910 6.9%
25 to 34 years 3788 13.69%
35 to 44 years 4001 14.46%
45 to 54 years 3297 11.92%
55 to 59 years 1226 4.43%
60 to 64 years 1026 3.71%
65 to 74 years 1506 5.44%
75 to 84 years 1036 3.74%
85 years and over 360 1.3%

Median age (years) 31.3

18 years and over 18938 68.45%
Male 8413 30.41%
Female 10525 38.04%
21 years and over 17795 64.32%
62 years and over 3519 12.72%
65 years and over 2902 10.49%
Male 1080 3.9%
Female 1822 6.59%

Race
One race 27489 99.36%
White 11663 42.16%
Black or African American 15473 55.93%
American Indian and Alaska Native 59 0.21%
Asian 148 0.53%
Asian indian 38 0.14%
Chinese 53 0.19%
Filipino 20 0.07%
Japanese 3 0.01%
Korean 16 0.06%
Vietnamese 11 0.04%
Other Asian 7 0.03%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.02%
Native Hawaiian 3 0.01%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 2 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 141 0.51%
Two or more races 177 0.64%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 27666 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 279 1.01%
Mexican 183 0.66%
Puerto Rican 11 0.04%
Cuban 5 0.02%
Other Hispanic or Latino 80 0.29%
Not Hispanic or Latino 27387 98.99%
White alone 11563 41.79%

Relationship
Total Population 27666 100.00%
In households 27152 98.14%
Householder 10051 36.33%
Spouse 4057 14.66%
Child 9260 33.47%
Own child under 18 years 7135 25.79%
Other relatives 2606 9.42%
Under 18 years 1441 5.21%
Nonrelatives 1178 4.26%
Unmarried partner 627 2.27%
In group quarters 514 1.86%
Institutionalized population 462 1.67%
Non-Institutionalized population 52 0.19%

Households by Type
Total Households 10051 100.0 %
Family households (families) 7132 70.96%
With own children under 18 years 3688 36.69%
Married-couple family 4057 40.36%
With own children under 18 years 1802 17.93%
Female householder, no husband present 2527 25.14%
With own children under 18 years 1612 16.04%
Non Family households 2919 29.04%
Householder living alone 2488 24.75%
Householder 65 years and over 864 8.6%

Households with individuals under 18 years 4320 42.98%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 2154 21.43%

Average Household size 2.7
Average family size 3.23

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 11022 100.00%
Occupied housing units 10051 91.19%
Vacant housing units 971 8.81%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 29 0.26%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 10.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 10051 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 5624 55.95%
Renter-occupied housing units. 4427 44.05%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.73
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.66

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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