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West Memphis, AR

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Memphis, AR: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,069. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WEST-MEMPHIS-AR · West Memphis, AR 1 ZIPs · 26,069 pop · #23483/25278 · Crittenden County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $42,859
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23483/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Gilmore
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 46% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,069
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $120,100

Nearest income peer: Gilmore, AR ( $3,692 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around West Memphis

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Memphis on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, West Memphis, AR sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

7th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,069
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$42,859
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($42,859 average) · poverty 29.1%. The primary code (72301) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (46.0%) for this income tier, rent $871 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Arkansas, Mammoth Spring is the closest lower-income city and Winchester the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Memphis.

Population concentration

West Memphis reads through its lone ZIP, 72301

26,069 ACS residents, one ZIP: 72301 is not the leading code inside West Memphis, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on West Memphis's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 528 establishments, 9,872 employees , annual payroll $428,639k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 72301 (528 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (94) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in West Memphis, AR

These ZIP codes sit in Crittenden County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Memphis. See the Crittenden County roll-up →

West Memphis sits in the lower half of Crittenden County on income: Marion, Earle and Proctor report more, and only Gilmore reports less. Crawfordsville marks the far end of that range at $82,750, 93% above West Memphis.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
72301 26,069 $42,859 528 533
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West Memphis roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving West Memphis, .