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West Helena, AR Population and Races

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As of 2000, the total population of West Helena is 8,689. The most prevalent race in West Helena is black, which represent 65.69% of the total population. The average West Helena education level is lower than the state average and is lower than the national average.

Topics:Population by Races Population by First Ancestry Population by Gender Population by Age Education School Enrollment Household and Family Marital Status Place of Birth and Citizenship Language

Population in 2000: 8,689. see rank

Population by Races

White:	2,847 (32.77%, see rank)
Black:	5,708 (65.69%, see rank)
Hispanic:	88 (1.01%, see rank)
Asian:	33 (0.38%, see rank)
Native (American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, etc.):	22 (0.25%, see rank)
One Race, Other:	29 (0.33%, see rank)
Two or More Races:	50 (0.58%, see rank)

*Based on 2000 data.

Population by First Ancestry

6,738 (77.55%) out of the total population of 8,689 reported first ancestry.

	West Helena, AR	% of the Total Population	Arkansas	U.S.
Arab	9	0.10%, see rank	0.07%	0.36%
Czech	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.27%
Danish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Dutch	58	0.67%, see rank	0.82%	0.91%
English	187	2.15%, see rank	6.07%	5.91%
French	50	0.58%, see rank	1.43%	2.39%
German	111	1.28%, see rank	6.77%	10.81%
Greek	15	0.17%, see rank	0.08%	0.34%
Hungarian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.32%
Irish	252	2.90%, see rank	6.38%	6.85%
Italian	12	0.14%, see rank	1.02%	4.59%
Norwegian	14	0.16%, see rank	0.37%	1.15%
Polish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.49%	2.24%
Portuguese	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.33%
Russian	0	0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.68%
Scotch-Irish	46	0.53%, see rank	1.44%	1.17%
Scottish	46	0.53%, see rank	0.99%	1.12%
Subsaharan African	118	1.36%, see rank	0.46%	0.61%
Swedish	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.87%
Swiss	0	0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.19%
Ukrainian	20	0.23%, see rank	0.03%	0.24%
American	610	7.02%, see rank	15.89%	7.33%
Welsh	0	0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.31%

*Based on 2000 data.

Population by Gender

Male: 3,881 (44.67%, see rank)

Females: 4,808 (55.33%, see rank)

West Helena, AR	Male: 44.67% Female: 55.33%
Arkansas	Male: 48.80% Female: 51.20%
U.S.	Male: 49.06% Female: 50.94%

*Based on 2000 data.

Population by Age

Median Age (see rank)

West Helena, AR	30.00 years old
Arkansas	36.00 years old
U.S.	35.30 years old

Median Age, Male (see rank)

West Helena, AR	27.20 years old
Arkansas	34.60 years old
U.S.	34.00 years old

Median Age, Female (see rank)

West Helena, AR	32.60 years old
Arkansas	37.40 years old
U.S.	36.50 years old

	West Helena, AR	% of the Total Population	Arkansas	U.S.
Under 5 years	876	10.08%, see rank	6.79%	6.81%
5 to 9 years	830	9.55%, see rank	7.00%	7.30%
10 to 14 years	768	8.84%, see rank	7.22%	7.29%
15 to 19 years	776	8.93%, see rank	7.43%	7.18%
20 to 24 years	588	6.77%, see rank	6.79%	6.74%
25 to 34 years	968	11.14%, see rank	13.20%	14.18%
35 to 44 years	1,106	12.73%, see rank	14.89%	16.04%
45 to 54 years	975	11.22%, see rank	13.07%	13.39%
55 to 64 years	729	8.39%, see rank	9.61%	8.63%
65 to 74 years	623	7.17%, see rank	7.42%	6.54%
75 to 84	330	3.80%, see rank	4.83%	4.39%
85 years and over	120	1.38%, see rank	1.74%	1.51%

*Based on 2000 data.

Education for the 25 Years and Over

	West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Total 25 Years and Over Population	4,742, 100%	1,731,200	182,211,639
Less Than High School	1,689, 35.62%, see rank	24.69%	19.60%
High School Graduate	1,222, 25.77%, see rank	34.10%	28.63%
Some College or Associate Degree	1,264, 26.66%, see rank	24.54%	27.37%
Bachelor Degree	400, 8.44%, see rank	11.00%	15.54%
Master, Doctorate, or Professional Degree	167, 3.52%, see rank	5.66%	8.86%
USA.com Education Index^#	11.69, see rank	12.34	13.01

^# Higher USA.com Education Index means more educated population.

*Based on 2000 data.

School Enrollment

	West Helena, AR			Arkansas		U.S.
	Total	Public	Private	Public	Private	Public	Private
Nursery School, Preschool, Kindergarten	488	86.27%	13.73%	75.26%	24.74%	68.05%	31.95%
Elementary School (Grades 1-8)	1,105	92.67%, see rank	7.33%, see rank	92.64%	7.36%	89.11%	10.89%
High School (Grades 9-12)	698	89.83%, see rank	10.17%, see rank	93.20%	6.80%	90.65%	9.35%
College	319	90.91%, see rank	9.09%, see rank	85.25%	14.75%	77.59%	22.41%
Graduate School	60	88.33%, see rank	11.67%, see rank	85.14%	14.86%	60.73%	39.27%

*Based on 2000 data.

Household and Family

	West Helena, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Total Households	3,204, 100%	1,042,696	105,480,101
Average Household Size	2.71, see rank	2.49	2.59
1 Person Households	884, 27.59%, see rank	25.57%	25.82%
2 or More Person Households	2,320, 72.41%, see rank	74.43%	74.18%
Family Households (Families)	2,224, 69.41%, see rank	70.23%	68.06%
Average Family Size	3.32, see rank	2.99	3.14
Married-Couple Family	1,178, 36.77%, see rank	54.32%	51.66%
Nonfamily Households	980, 30.59%, see rank	29.77%	31.94%

*Based on 2000 data.

Marital Status of 15 Years and Over

	West Helena, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
15 Years and Over Total	6,134	see rank	2,111,663	221,148,671
Males, 15 Years and Over	2,585	100%, see rank	1,015,594	107,027,405
Never Married	836	32.34%, see rank	24.21%	30.26%
Married	1,320	51.06%, see rank	62.66%	58.58%
Widowed	70	2.71%, see rank	2.72%	2.52%
Divorced	359	13.89%, see rank	10.41%	8.65%
Females, 15 Years and Over	3,549	100%, see rank	1,096,069	114,121,266
Never Married	1,101	31.02%, see rank	18.36%	24.13%
Married	1,435	40.43%, see rank	57.85%	54.60%
Widowed	616	17.36%, see rank	12.18%	10.49%
Divorced	397	11.19%, see rank	11.62%	10.78%

*Based on 2000 data.

Place of Birth and Citizenship

	West Helena, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Native	8,440	97.13%, see rank	97.24%	88.95%
Born in the State of Residence	6,850	78.84%, see rank	63.87%	59.96%
Born in Different State	1,590	18.30%, see rank	32.85%	27.74%
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island Areas, or Born Abroad to American Parent(s)	0	0.00%, see rank	0.52%	1.25%
Foreign Born	125	1.44%, see rank	2.76%	11.05%
Foreign Born with U.S. Citizenship	70	0.81%, see rank	0.82%	4.46%
Foreign Born without U.S. Citizenship	55	0.63%, see rank	1.93%	6.60%
Born In Europe	35	0.40%, see rank	0.38%	1.75%
Born In Asia	57	0.66%, see rank	0.59%	2.92%
Born In Africa	7	0.08%, see rank	0.06%	0.31%
Born In Oceania	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.06%
Born In Latin America	19	0.22%, see rank	1.62%	5.72%
Born In Northern America	7	0.08%, see rank	0.07%	0.29%

*Based on 2000 data.

Language Spoken at Home

	West Helena, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
English	3,015	92.88%, see rank	93.53%	81.14%
Spanish	84	2.59%, see rank	3.97%	10.21%
Other Indo-European Languages	119	3.67%, see rank	1.60%	5.22%
Asian and Pacific Islander Languages	28	0.86%, see rank	0.70%	2.61%
Other	0	0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.82%

*Based on 2000 data.