West Memphis

  1. West Memphis Legal Resources
  2. West Memphis Statistics
  3. West Memphis Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. West Memphis Employment Information
  5. West Memphis Family Information
  6. West Memphis Education Information
  7. West Memphis Business Information
  8. West Memphis Public Benefits Information
  9. West Memphis Criminal Information
  10. West Memphis Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. West Memphis Zip Codes


West Memphis Legal Resources Back to top

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West Memphis Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 27,666
  • Land Area (2000): 68.614 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.177 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 37.0186 (2.8) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 81.1186 (27.3) / 90.9186 (32.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 3,438
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,871
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 51 inches
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Houses (2000): 11,022
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 1,236
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 2,450
West Memphis Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 27,591 99.42%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 161 0.58%

West Memphis Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Memphis Employment Information Back to top
West Memphis Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 13,541 12,664 878 6.48% 65
1991 13,206 12,165 1,041 7.88% 79
1992 13,022 12,126 895 6.88% 69
1993 13,088 12,281 808 6.17% 62
1994 13,287 12,600 687 5.17% 52
1995 13,464 12,842 622 4.62% 46
1996 13,464 12,822 642 4.77% 48
1997 13,542 12,966 575 4.25% 42
1998 13,616 13,063 553 4.06% 41
1999 13,731 13,214 517 3.76% 38
2000 11,499 10,942 556 4.84% 48
2001 11,251 10,590 661 5.88% 59
2002 11,270 10,493 777 6.89% 69
2003 11,197 10,319 878 7.84% 78
2004 11,447 10,527 920 8.04% 80
2005 11,773 10,888 884 7.51% 75
2006 11,774 10,816 958 8.14% 81
2007 11,837 10,913 924 7.81% 78
2008 11,902 10,898 1,004 8.43% 84
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 11,746 10,601 1,145 9.75% 97
Feb 2008 11,599 10,596 1,003 8.65% 86
Mar 2008 11,659 10,660 999 8.57% 86
Apr 2008 11,711 10,876 835 7.13% 71
May 2008 11,867 10,986 881 7.42% 74
Jun 2008 12,174 11,065 1,109 9.11% 91
Jul 2008 12,190 11,217 973 7.98% 80
Aug 2008 12,089 11,020 1,069 8.84% 88
Sep 2008 12,084 11,064 1,020 8.44% 84
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

West Memphis Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 705 13.40%
2. Truck Transportation 357 6.79%
3. Public Administration 251 4.77%
4. Repair and Maintenance 221 4.20%
5. Health Care 191 3.63%
6. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 175 3.33%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 171 3.25%
8. Educational Services 168 3.19%
9. Chemical Manufacturing 148 2.81%
10. Metal Manufactuing 147 2.79%
11. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 147 2.79%
12. Department and Other General Stores 140 2.66%
13. Accommodation and Food Services 130 2.47%
14. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 130 2.47%
15. Food and Beverage Stores 116 2.21%
16. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 116 2.21%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 106 2.02%
18. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 102 1.94%
19. Machinery Manufacturing 99 1.88%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 93 1.77%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 907 16.73%
2. Educational Services 541 9.98%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 515 9.50%
4. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 328 6.05%
5. Social Assistance 264 4.87%
6. Department and Other General Stores 241 4.45%
7. Finance and Insurance 203 3.75%
8. Public Administration 177 3.27%
9. Truck Transportation 163 3.01%
10. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 152 2.80%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 126 2.32%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 101 1.86%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 99 1.83%
14. Food Manufacturing 89 1.64%
15. Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing 88 1.62%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 81 1.49%
17. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 81 1.49%
18. Paper Manufacturing 65 1.20%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 62 1.14%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 60 1.11%

West Memphis Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 435 8.27%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 305 5.80%
3. Other Production Occupations 287 5.46%
4. Vehicle Mechanics 255 4.85%
5. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 231 4.39%
6. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 224 4.26%
7. Other Sales and Related Occupations 216 4.11%
8. Other Management Occupations 204 3.88%
9. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 179 3.40%
10. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 178 3.38%
11. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 171 3.25%
12. Other Construction Trades 153 2.91%
13. Other Material Moving Workers 120 2.28%
14. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 120 2.28%
15. Construction Laborers 109 2.07%
16. Other Protective Service Workers 92 1.75%
17. Carpenters 89 1.69%
18. Other Office and Admin Support 86 1.63%
19. Painters and Paperhangers 84 1.60%
20. Operations Managers Non Finance 79 1.50%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 342 6.31%
2. Other Office and Admin Support 308 5.68%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 295 5.44%
4. Cashiers 255 4.70%
5. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 232 4.28%
6. Other Production Occupations 216 3.99%
7. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 200 3.69%
8. Other Sales and Related Occupations 197 3.63%
9. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 197 3.63%
10. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 176 3.25%
11. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 166 3.06%
12. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 164 3.03%
13. Child Care Workers 160 2.95%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 149 2.75%
15. Health Technologists and Technicians 144 2.66%
16. Other Management Occupations 138 2.55%
17. Registered Nurses 135 2.49%
18. Waiters and Waitresses 122 2.25%
19. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 113 2.08%
20. Accountants and Auditors 103 1.90%

West Memphis Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 10,665 53.68%
15-35 hours 1,691 8.51%
1-14 hours 500 2.52%
No regular hours 7,010 35.29%

West Memphis Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 380 3.66%
5 AM-5:29 AM 274 2.64%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 395 3.80%
6 AM-6:29 AM 666 6.41%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 1,304 12.54%
7 AM-7:29 AM 1,447 13.92%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 2,177 20.94%
8 AM-8:29 AM 1,100 10.58%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 274 2.64%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 463 4.45%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 144 1.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 107 1.03%
Noon-3:59 PM 818 7.87%
4 PM-11:59 PM 847 8.15%

West Memphis Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 359 3.45%
5-9 1,968 18.93%
10-14 2,267 21.81%
15-19 1,782 17.14%
20-24 1,087 10.46%
25-29 331 3.18%
30-34 1,078 10.37%
35-39 278 2.67%
40-44 273 2.63%
45-59 599 5.76%
60-89 198 1.90%
At least 90 176 1.69%

West Memphis Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 34 0.33% 7,760 74.64%
30-44 0 0.00% 1,629 15.67%
45-59 10 0.10% 589 5.67%
At least 60 17 0.16% 357 3.43%

West Memphis Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 18 0.17%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 1,547 14.72%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 8,425 80.15%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 161 1.53%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 61 0.58%
Color 6 Box Walked 184 1.75%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 115 1.09%

West Memphis Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Memphis Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 10,008 (27,213 people)
Families (2000): 7,162 (23,424 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,959
People at same address in 1995: 13,171
West Memphis Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 1,979 19.76%
$10,000-$14,999 920 9.19%
$15,000-$19,999 858 8.57%
$20,000-$24,999 765 7.64%
$25,000-$29,999 846 8.45%
$30,000-$34,999 617 6.16%
$35,000-$39,999 434 4.33%
$40,000-$44,999 567 5.66%
$45,000-$49,999 492 4.91%
$50,000-$59,999 695 6.94%
$60,000-$74,999 819 8.18%
$75,000-$99,999 497 4.96%
$100,000-$124,999 230 2.30%
$125,000-$149,999 115 1.15%
$150,000-$199,999 124 1.24%
$200,000 or more 57 0.57%

West Memphis Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 2,488 24.75%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 2,638 26.25%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 347 3.45%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 1,839 18.30%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 52 0.52%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 1,390 13.83%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 19 0.19%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 704 7.00%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 11 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 339 3.37%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 222 2.21%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Memphis Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 7,853 32.09%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,702 6.95%
Public Assistance 511 2.09%
Retirement 1,322 5.40%
Self Employment 683 2.79%
Social Security 2,539 10.37%
Supplemental Security 831 3.40%
Wage / Salary 7,683 31.39%
Other 1,350 5.52%

West Memphis Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 2,332 55.84%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 1,844 44.16%

West Memphis Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 835 9.18%
Color 1 Box Married 5,011 55.12%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,053 33.58%
Color 3 Box Widowed 192 2.11%

West Memphis Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 1,520 13.56%
Color 1 Box Married 5,248 46.81%
Color 2 Box Never Married 3,129 27.91%
Color 3 Box Widowed 1,314 11.72%

West Memphis Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Memphis Education Information Back to top
West Memphis Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 2,032 10.75%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 3,916 20.71%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 6,235 32.98%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 4,092 21.65%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 639 3.38%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 1,352 7.15%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 639 3.38%

West Memphis Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 473 1.71% 149 0.54% 622 2.25%
Kindergarten 525 1.90% 37 0.13% 562 2.03%
Grades 1-4 2,136 7.72% 28 0.10% 2,164 7.82%
Grades 5-8 1,810 6.54% 41 0.15% 1,851 6.69%
Grades 9-12 1,734 6.27% 170 0.61% 1,904 6.88%
Undergrad college 833 3.01% 96 0.35% 929 3.36%
Graduate or professional school 139 0.50% 20 0.07% 159 0.57%
Total 7,650 27.65% 541 1.96% 8,191 29.61%

West Memphis Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Memphis Business Information Back to top
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $729,751,000
Retail sales (2002): $479,872,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $45,357,000
West Memphis Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Memphis Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Memphis Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 19,488 71.71%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 7,688 28.29%

West Memphis Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Memphis Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 251
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West Memphis Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Memphis Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 4,891 17.68%
10-19 Years 4,625 16.72%
20-29 Years 3,811 13.78%
30-39 Years 3,910 14.13%
40-49 Years 3,767 13.62%
50-59 Years 2,734 9.88%
60-69 Years 1,831 6.62%
70-79 Years 1,322 4.78%
80-89 Years 644 2.33%
90+ Years 131 0.47%

West Memphis Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 12,841 46.41%
Color 1 Box Female 14,825 53.59%

West Memphis Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 15,429 55.77%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 11,563 41.79%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 279 1.01%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 167 0.60%
Color 2 Box Asian 147 0.53%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 57 0.21%
Color 6 Box Other Race 19 0.07%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 5 0.02%

West Memphis Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 2,736 34.22%
2. Irish 1,169 14.62%
3. English 969 12.12%
4. German 947 11.84%
5. Scotch Irish 451 5.64%
6. Italian 377 4.71%
7. Scottish 228 2.85%
8. African 177 2.21%
9. French Non-Basque 168 2.10%
10. Polish 157 1.96%

West Memphis Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 24,503 96.72%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 502 1.98%
3. French 126 0.50%
4. Chinese 57 0.22%
5. Gujarathi 47 0.19%
6. German 43 0.17%
7. Laotian 35 0.14%
8. Korean 10 0.04%
9. Other Indo European 7 0.03%
10. Italian 5 0.02%

West Memphis Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 27,467 98.97%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 173 0.62%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 112 0.40%

West Memphis Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
West Memphis Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Memphis Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
72301 72303