West Memphis, Arkansas, Zip Code 72301

By figures from the 2000 census, "median income for a household in the city was $27,399, and the median income for a family was $32,465. Males had a median income of $29,977 versus $21,007 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,679. About 23.7% of families and 28.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.9% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over.

“West Memphis tends to have crime levels considerably above the national average. For the year of 2006, the violent crime index was 1989.3 violent crimes committed per 100,000 residents. The national average was 553.5 crimes committed per 100,000 residents. For 2008, the total murder risk for the city was over two and a half times the United States average, the same applied when compared to the Arkansas state average. Other forms of crime were roughly the same with the exception of larceny which was slightly above the national average.[18] While the crime within West Memphis is typically high, it is relatively average when compared with its far larger neighbor Memphis, the same applies to other cities throughout the same region of the South.”

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With roughly 26,000 residents, West Memphis ranks 18th in Arkansas city population. Fifty-three percent of residents are renters.

For population 25 and older, 78.1 have a high school education, 9.7 percent a bachelor’s degree or higher and 2 percent have a graduate or professional degree. Thirty-eight percent of the marriageable-age population has never been married. Black population in 2000 was 16,476, with 8,801 whites and 418 Hispanic or Latinos.

West Memphis resident’s salary averages $28,581; the Arkansas average is $41,669.

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