Helena-West Helena, Arkansas Demographics

Helena-West Helena is 1st in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Income below poverty line

Helena-West Helena is 2nd in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Helena-West Helena is 4th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Female residents

Helena-West Helena is 8th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in People per household

Helena-West Helena is 9th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Helena-West Helena is 12th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Size Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Current population (2012)	11,748	33rd	2,949,131	313,914,040
Size in square miles	13.3	33rd	52,035.5	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	921.3	35th	56	87.4

Age Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents younger than 5	8.4%	12th	6.6%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.2%	9th	24.1%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.5%	27th	15.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	75.0%	54th	82.7%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	13.7%	47th	19.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Race - White	23.9%	61st	80.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	74.5%	2nd	15.6%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	54th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.4%	53rd	1.4%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	55th	0.3%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	0.7%	62nd	1.8%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	62nd	6.8%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	23.5%	61st	73.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Female residents	54.0%	4th	50.9%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	0.2%	62nd	4.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Housing units	5,671	32nd	1,324,369	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	21.1%	30th	15.2%	25.9%
Households	4,451	32nd	1,121,386	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	47.5%	60th	67.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$61,400	60th	$105,100	$186,200
People per household	2.7	8th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Income per capita	$13,803	59th	$21,833	$27,915
Income per household	$25,409	61st	$40,149	$52,762
Income below poverty line	39.1%	1st	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Helena-West Helena	Rank	Arkansas	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	999	37th	238,994	27,092,908
Retail sales	$127,331	45th	$32,974,282	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,327	50th	$11,602	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$11,870	41st	$3,559,795	$613,795,732