COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sunset vs West Memphis
PLACE A
Sunset, Florida
VS
PLACE B
West Memphis, Arkansas
Sunset is 42% smaller than West Memphis. Sunset earns more, with a median household income $66,727 higher.
SUNSETWEST MEMPHISDIFFERENCE
Total population13,53523,336−42% vs West Memphis
Population density3,856809+3,047
Population growth-2.9%-6.6%+3.7 pts
Median age47.434.1+13.3
Male46.9%45.8%+1.1 pts
Female53.1%54.2%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born52.1%2.2%+49.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic13.0%28.3%−15.4 pts
Black0.4%63.2%−62.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino83.2%2.9%+80.4 pts
Asian1.6%0.6%+0.9 pts
Other1.9%5.0%−3.2 pts
Median household income$109,401$42,674+$66,727
Per capita income$53,296$21,339+$31,957
Poverty rate9.1%29.1%−20.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.427+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%13.9%+27.9 pts
Graduate degree15.9%3.0%+12.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%14.5%−12.2 pts
Labor force participation63.6%58.0%+5.5 pts
Median home value$601,300$120,100+$481,200
Median gross rent$2,118$870+$1,248
Owner-occupied77.0%46.1%+31.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.1%15.9%−11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households56.5%46.4%+10.0 pts
Average commute34.420.1+14.2
Worked from home13.0%6.4%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.2%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.4%10.2%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024