West Memphis is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arkansas. With a population of 23,825 people and nine associated neighborhoods, West Memphis is the 20th largest community in Arkansas.When you are in West Memphis, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.05% of West Memphis’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, West Memphis is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in West Memphis who work in sales jobs (10.28%), office and administrative support (7.47%), and healthcare (7.00%). The citizens of West Memphis are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.77% of adults in West Memphis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in West Memphis in 2022 was $22,608, which is lower middle income relative to Arkansas, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,432 for a family of four. However, West Memphis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Memphis is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Memphis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Memphis residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in West Memphis include Irish, German, English, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in West Memphis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
