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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Helena-West Helena School District is $17,239, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Helena-West Helena School District median household income is $25,314. On average Helena-West Helena School District residents spend 17.8 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.

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Per Capita Income, #194

Helena-West Helena School District	17,239 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 School District	20,635 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 School District	21,941 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 School District	19,793 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, #233

Helena-West Helena School District	25,314 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena School District	43,587 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Helena-West Helena School District		-0.11%
Arkansas		28.22%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Helena-West Helena School District 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 School District		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.61%	$23,936, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.84%	$14,517, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.14%	$2,502, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.15%	$14,062, 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 School District	30,677 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Helena-West Helena School District	51,819 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 School District	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$48,677, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$20,789, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Two or More Races	$2,499, 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 School District	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$16,761, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$22,432, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,803, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$19,746, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Helena-West Helena School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,044, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	4,687, 46.66%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,606, 55.60%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,606, 55.60%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,966, 75.44%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	640, 24.56%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,081, 44.40%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	5,357, 53.34%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,165, 59.08%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,165, 59.08%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,648, 83.67%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	517, 16.33%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,192, 40.92%, 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 School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,592, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,689, 80.34%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	700, 15.24%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.11%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	78, 1.70%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	23, 0.50%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	97, 2.11%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Helena-West Helena School District	17.8 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 School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,614	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	1,966, 42.61%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	433, 22.02%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	485, 24.67%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	327, 16.63%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 1.93%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	29, 1.48%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	598, 30.42%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	2,648, 57.39%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,024, 38.67%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	674, 25.45%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	839, 31.68%, 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, 4.19%, 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 School District	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,614, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	174, 3.77%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	41, 0.89%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	518, 11.23%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	84, 1.82%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	664, 14.39%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	269, 5.83%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	29, 0.63%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	122, 2.64%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	104, 2.25%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,393, 30.19%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	677, 14.67%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	284, 6.16%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	255, 5.53%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Helena-West Helena School District	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,054	38.12%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,057	31.21%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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