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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Memphis School District is $16,790, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. West Memphis School District median household income is $29,032. On average West Memphis School District residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #207

West Memphis School District	16,790 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Memphis School District	23,177 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Memphis School District	28,802 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Memphis School District	19,685 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #215

West Memphis School District	29,032 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Memphis School District	42,113 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

West Memphis School District	5.52%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

*The West Memphis School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	West Memphis School District		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.95%	$10,712, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.93%	$14,782, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.25%	$3,025, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.12%	$19,397, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

West Memphis School District	33,750 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Memphis School District	47,103 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	West Memphis School District	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$51,987, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$21,732, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,000, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$106,250, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
Two or More Races	$24,352, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	West Memphis School District	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$14,531, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,545, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,313, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$23,433, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	West Memphis School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,769, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	8,577, 45.70%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,480, 63.89%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	22, 0.26%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,458, 63.64%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,689, 85.91%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	769, 14.09%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,097, 36.11%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	10,192, 54.30%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,548, 54.43%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,548, 54.43%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,647, 83.76%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	901, 16.24%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,644, 45.57%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	West Memphis School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,053, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,517, 83.03%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	756, 8.35%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	96, 1.06%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	216, 2.39%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	311, 3.44%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	157, 1.73%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Memphis School District	18.1 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	West Memphis School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,336	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	4,689, 50.22%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	787, 16.78%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	777, 16.57%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	962, 20.52%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	103, 2.20%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	288, 6.14%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,342, 28.62%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	4,647, 49.78%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,287, 27.70%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,253, 26.96%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,461, 31.44%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	646, 13.90%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	West Memphis School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,336, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	176, 1.89%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	305, 3.27%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,280, 13.71%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	370, 3.96%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,262, 13.52%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	782, 8.38%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	91, 0.97%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	459, 4.92%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	652, 6.98%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,007, 21.50%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,067, 11.43%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	398, 4.26%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	487, 5.22%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	West Memphis School District	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,638	35.23%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,756	28.17%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.