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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Helena, West Helena Area is $17,848, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Helena, West Helena Area median household income is $27,183. On average Helena, West Helena Area residents spend 19.0 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, #824

Helena, West Helena Area	17,848 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 Area	22,159 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 Area	26,172 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 Area	19,731 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, #865

Helena, West Helena Area	27,183 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Helena, West Helena Area	44,707 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Helena, West Helena Area	3.22%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Helena, West Helena Area 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 Area		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.60%	$22,109, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.83%	$14,720, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.14%	$2,374, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.35%	$14,185, 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 Area	36,088 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Helena, West Helena Area	53,811 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 Area	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$46,067, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$21,673, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$73,125, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Two or More Races	$7,833, 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 Area	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$16,725, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$25,455, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$34,188, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$23,633, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Helena, West Helena Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,708, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	7,129, 45.38%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,255, 59.69%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,255, 59.69%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,317, 77.96%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	938, 22.04%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,874, 40.31%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	8,579, 54.62%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,732, 55.16%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,732, 55.16%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,995, 84.43%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	737, 15.57%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,847, 44.84%, 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 Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,214, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,685, 78.81%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,121, 15.54%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.07%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	158, 2.19%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	35, 0.49%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	210, 2.91%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Helena, West Helena Area	19.0 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 Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,312	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	3,317, 45.36%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	764, 23.03%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	665, 20.05%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	403, 12.15%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	292, 8.80%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	157, 4.73%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	888, 26.77%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	3,995, 54.64%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,551, 38.82%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,007, 25.21%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,252, 31.34%, 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	185, 4.63%, 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 Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,312, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	631, 8.63%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	127, 1.74%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	682, 9.33%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	206, 2.82%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	926, 12.66%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	504, 6.89%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	50, 0.68%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	163, 2.23%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	186, 2.54%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,172, 29.70%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	893, 12.21%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	413, 5.65%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	359, 4.91%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Helena, West Helena Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,999	34.00%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,459	27.41%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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