USA.com / Arkansas / Helena-West Helena, AR / Income and Careers

Helena-West Helena, AR Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in AR

High / Low AR Cities by Males Employed

High / Low AR Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in AR

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in AR

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in AR

Most / Least Educated Cities in AR

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Helena-West Helena is $15,331, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Helena-West Helena median household income is $22,451. On average Helena-West Helena residents spend 17.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #398

Helena-West Helena, AR	15,331 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR	19,966 USD
Arkansas	26,180 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR	20,848 USD
Arkansas	31,010 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR	19,282 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #471

Helena-West Helena, AR	22,451 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR	39,220 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR		-4.88%
Arkansas		28.22%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Helena-West Helena, AR median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Helena-West Helena, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.63%	$24,111, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.12%	$14,066, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.30%	$2,563, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.47%	$14,125, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR	27,138 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR	47,744 USD
Arkansas	66,972 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Helena-West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$48,115, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$19,439, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Two or More Races	$17,969, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Helena-West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$17,042, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$22,279, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,659, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$17,754, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Helena-West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,493, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	3,832, 45.12%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,194, 57.25%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,194, 57.25%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,605, 73.15%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	589, 26.85%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,638, 42.75%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	4,661, 54.88%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,791, 59.88%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,791, 59.88%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,290, 82.05%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	501, 17.95%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,870, 40.12%, see rank	45.92%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Helena-West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,873, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,179, 82.08%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	541, 13.97%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.13%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	70, 1.81%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	23, 0.59%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	55, 1.42%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Helena-West Helena, AR	17.3 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Helena-West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,895	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	1,605, 41.21%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	278, 17.32%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	400, 24.92%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	250, 15.58%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 2.37%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 1.81%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	554, 34.52%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	2,290, 58.79%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	944, 41.22%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	550, 24.02%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	685, 29.91%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	111, 4.85%, see rank	7.99%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Helena-West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,895, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	147, 3.77%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	41, 1.05%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	441, 11.32%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	69, 1.77%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	517, 13.27%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	252, 6.47%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	29, 0.74%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	122, 3.13%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	89, 2.28%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,158, 29.73%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	547, 14.04%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	241, 6.19%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	242, 6.21%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Helena-West Helena, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,828	41.70%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,005	35.10%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.