| Official Name: | West Crossett, Arkansas |
| Settlement Type: | CDP |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Arkansas |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ashley |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.83 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.90 |
| Area Land Km2: | 30.80 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.89 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.02 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Elevation Ft: | 112 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1144 |
| Population Density Km2: | 37.14 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 96.19 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1411°N -92.0097°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 71635 |
| Area Code: | 870 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 05-74270 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2403000 |
West Crossett is a census-designated place (CDP) in Ashley County, Arkansas, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,144.[2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.9sqmi, of which 11.9sqmi is land and 0.01sqmi (.08%) is water.
| White alone (NH) | 794 | 730 | 63.22% | 63.81% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 419 | 359 | 33.36% | 31.38% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.26% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 3 | 0.00% | 0.17% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| Some Other Race alone (NH) | 0 | 9 | 0.00% | 0.79% | |
| Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 15 | 24 | 1.19% | 2.10% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 28 | 17 | 2.23% | 1.49% | |
| Total | 1,256 | 1,144 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,664 people, 661 households, and 485 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 102.5sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 774 housing units at an average density of 47.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 60.88% White, 36.72% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 1.74% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. 3.06% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 661 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $35,089, and the median income for a family was $37,763. Males had a median income of $34,500 versus $21,406 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $15,759. About 9.5% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
The community is in the Crossett School District, which operates Crossett High School.[6]