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Helena-West Helena, AR Urban Area

7,634 Population
6.1 square miles 1,249.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.1 ±4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,596 ±$1,958 Per capita income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$33,099 ±$7,476 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

34.1% ±6.6% (2,567  ±514) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.3 minutes ±3.7 (37,145  ±10,862) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

3,115 ±210 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (7,490  ±394) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

9.8% ±6.6% (169  ±117) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,565 ±210 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$64,200 ±$9,827 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.5% ±5.5% (1,458  ±418.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.5% ±9.1% (3,949  ±501.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
13.3% ±4.2% (651  ±207.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.5% ±2.4% (194  ±182) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±2.1% (261  ±115) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
261 Total veterans ±115 232 Male ±101 29 Female ±36

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