Helena-West Helena, AR

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,935
US Senator
John Boozman
Republican Party
US Senator
Tom Cotton
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39.3
0.254% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
31.7%
2.23% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$36,019
10.9% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$73,200
1.24% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,625
3.49% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Helena-West Helena, AR reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.1% of the residents in Helena-West Helena, AR are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Helena-West Helena, AR are Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (516 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Helena-West Helena, AR was $73,200, and the homeownership rate was 42%.

Most people in Helena-West Helena, AR drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Helena-West Helena, AR was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Helena-West Helena, AR is home to a population of 8.94k people, from which 98.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.17% of Helena-West Helena, AR residents were born outside of the country (194 people).

In 2024, there were 3.55 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.42k people) in Helena-West Helena, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.81k White (Non-Hispanic) and 238 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%
2024 Citizenship
98.4%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Helena-West Helena, AR residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Helena-West Helena, AR was 98.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Helena-West Helena, AR
  1. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    6.42k ± 448
  2. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.81k ± 330
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    238 ± 152
2.66%
Hispanic Population
238 people

In 2024, there were 3.55 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.42k people) in Helena-West Helena, AR than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.81k White (Non-Hispanic) and 238 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.66% of the people in Helena-West Helena, AR are hispanic (238 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Helena-West Helena, AR as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    66,711 ± 6,271 people
  2. El Salvador
    16,390 ± 3,135 people
  3. India
    10,242 ± 2,480 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Arkansas was Mexico, the natal country of 66,711 Arkansas residents, followed by El Salvador with 16,390 and India with 10,242.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.17%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
194 people
1.87%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
172 people

As of 2024, 2.17% of Helena-West Helena, AR residents (194 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Helena-West Helena, AR was 1.87%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    107 ± 68
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    50 ± 48
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    17 ± 20

Helena-West Helena, AR has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.14 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Helena-West Helena, AR employs 2.63k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Helena-West Helena, AR were Health Care & Social Assistance (561 people), Retail Trade (399 people), and Manufacturing (291 people), and the highest paying industries were Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($67,849), Health Care & Social Assistance ($50,712), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($48,822).

Employment

Occupations

2.63k
2024 Value
± 432
−3.49%
1 Year decline
± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Helena-West Helena, AR declined at a rate of −3.49%, from 2.72k employees to 2.63k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Helena-West Helena, AR, are Sales & Related Occupations (334 people), Material Moving Occupations (249 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (226 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Helena-West Helena, AR.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.63k
2024 Value
± 432
−3.49%
1 Year decline
± 23.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Helena-West Helena, AR declined at a rate of −3.49%, from 2.72k employees to 2.63k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Helena-West Helena, AR, are Health Care & Social Assistance (561 people), Retail Trade (399 people), and Manufacturing (291 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Helena-West Helena, AR, though some of these residents may live in Helena-West Helena, AR and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$33,835
Median earning men ± $10,203
$32,114
Median earning women ± $10,560

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,452), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,717), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($41,629).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($49,663), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,893), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($22,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.24%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.35M people employed in Arkansas. This represents a 2.24% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 8.69%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Arkansas.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing the state of Arkansas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Arkansas is currently represented by 4 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Helena-West Helena, AR. Showing the available data for Arkansas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (33.6%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Arkansas went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (33.6%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Arkansas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Arkansas

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John Boozman
Senator from Arkansas3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tom Cotton
Senator from Arkansas2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Boozman and Tom Cotton are the senators currently representing Arkansas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Helena-West Helena, AR awarded 516 degrees. The student population of Helena-West Helena, AR in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 535 male students and 821 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Helena-West Helena, AR are Black or African American (279 and 54.1%), White (208 and 40.3%), Hispanic or Latino (20 and 3.88%), and Asian (5 and 0.969%).

The largest universities in Helena-West Helena, AR by number of degrees awarded are Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas (516 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Helena-West Helena, AR are Liberal Arts & Sciences (136 and 26.4%), Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor (75 and 14.5%), and Welding Technology (51 and 9.88%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,356 students enrolled in Helena-West Helena, AR, 39.5% men and 60.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 692 records, of which 63.2% were women and 36.8% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor
    75 degrees awarded
  2. Welding Technology
    45 degrees awarded
  3. HVAC Maintenance
    22 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Helena-West Helena, AR was Truck, Bus, & Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor with 75 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
516 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas with 516 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 258 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Helena-West Helena, AR, which is 1 times more than the 258 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 279 degrees mean that there were 1.34 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 208 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,730) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($920) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,350) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Helena-West Helena, AR was $73,200 in 2024, which is 0.22 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $72,300 to $73,200, a 1.24% increase. The homeownership rate in Helena-West Helena, AR is 42%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Helena-West Helena, AR have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Helena-West Helena, AR is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$73,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,957
$1,446
Median Property Taxes
±$261

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Helena-West Helena, AR the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Helena-West Helena, AR compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

42%
Homeownership
2024
56%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42% of the housing units in Helena-West Helena, AR were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 46%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$36,019
Median Household Income
± $7,469
3.44k
Number of Households
± 432

In 2024, the median household income of the 3.44k households in Helena-West Helena, AR grew to $36,019 from the previous year's value of $32,466.

The following chart displays the households in Helena-West Helena, AR distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Helena-West Helena, AR is from Arkansas.
0.448
2023 Wage GINI in Arkansas
0.452
2022 Wage GINI in Arkansas

In 2023, the income inequality in Arkansas was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.73% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Arkansas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Arkansas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (69.4%)
  2. Carpooled (16.3%)
  3. Other (3.88%)

In 2024, 69.4% of workers in Helena-West Helena, AR drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (16.3%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (3.88%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Helena-West Helena, AR have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.14% of the workforce in Helena-West Helena, AR have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Helena-West Helena, AR distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Helena-West Helena, AR have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

31.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Helena-West Helena, AR (2.8k out of 8.82k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males < 5, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Helena-West Helena, AR is Black, followed by White and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.6% of the population of Helena-West Helena, AR has health coverage, with 18% on employee plans, 47.8% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 11.6% on non-group plans, and 1.56% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Arkansas see 1,478 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,478 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2044 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 368 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.4% under 18 years, 14.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45.3% were men and 54.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.37%
Uninsured
18%
Employer Coverage
47.8%
Medicaid
11.5%
Medicare
11.6%
Non-Group
1.56%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Helena-West Helena, AR grew by 8.54% from 8.63% to 9.37%.

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