West Helena

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  4. West Helena Employment Information
  5. West Helena Family Information
  6. West Helena Education Information
  7. West Helena Public Benefits Information
  8. West Helena Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  9. West Helena Zip Codes


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West Helena Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,689
  • Land Area (2000): 11.502 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.000 square kilometers
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Houses (2000): 3,518
West Helena Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 8,464 98.82%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 0 0.00%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 101 1.18%

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West Helena Employment Information Back to top
West Helena Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 169 12.69%
2. Chemical Manufacturing 114 8.56%
3. Educational Services 81 6.08%
4. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 77 5.78%
5. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 70 5.26%
6. Public Administration 62 4.65%
7. Accommodation and Food Services 57 4.28%
8. Food Manufacturing 55 4.13%
9. Food and Beverage Stores 55 4.13%
10. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 44 3.30%
11. Department and Other General Stores 40 3.00%
12. Metal Manufactuing 40 3.00%
13. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 35 2.63%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 31 2.33%
15. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 27 2.03%
16. Health Care 23 1.73%
17. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 22 1.65%
18. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 22 1.65%
19. Finance and Insurance 22 1.65%
20. Repair and Maintenance 21 1.58%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 321 19.77%
2. Health Care 236 14.53%
3. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 206 12.68%
4. Finance and Insurance 107 6.59%
5. Department and Other General Stores 84 5.17%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 81 4.99%
7. Social Assistance 76 4.68%
8. Accommodation and Food Services 73 4.50%
9. Public Administration 55 3.39%
10. Chemical Manufacturing 43 2.65%
11. Food Manufacturing 32 1.97%
12. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 30 1.85%
13. Utilities 27 1.66%
14. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 23 1.42%
15. Gasoline Stations 22 1.35%
16. Other Transportation 19 1.17%
17. Machinery Manufacturing 17 1.05%
18. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 14 0.86%
19. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 13 0.80%
20. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 13 0.80%

West Helena Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 160 12.01%
2. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 102 7.66%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 78 5.86%
4. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 71 5.33%
5. Other Management Occupations 66 4.95%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 65 4.88%
7. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 61 4.58%
8. Farmers and Farm Managers 47 3.53%
9. Other Sales and Related Occupations 45 3.38%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 45 3.38%
11. Construction Laborers 36 2.70%
12. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 36 2.70%
13. Carpenters 33 2.48%
14. Accountants and Auditors 28 2.10%
15. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 26 1.95%
16. Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers 26 1.95%
17. Other Personal Care, Not child care 26 1.95%
18. Other Construction Trades 20 1.50%
19. Electricians 19 1.43%
20. Life / Physical / Social Sciences 18 1.35%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Secretaries and Admins 126 7.76%
2. Cashiers 125 7.70%
3. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 114 7.02%
4. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 101 6.22%
5. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 81 4.99%
6. Other Production Occupations 71 4.37%
7. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 68 4.19%
8. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 64 3.94%
9. Registered Nurses 63 3.88%
10. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 60 3.69%
11. Financial Clerks, Non-bookkeeping 59 3.63%
12. Other Management Occupations 51 3.14%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 50 3.08%
14. Child Care Workers 47 2.89%
15. Other Office and Admin Support 42 2.59%
16. Other Personal Care, Not child care 42 2.59%
17. Food and Beverage Servers, Not waiters/waitresses 34 2.09%
18. Postsecondary Teachers 31 1.91%
19. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 31 1.91%
20. Other Financial Specialists 30 1.85%

West Helena Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 2,827 47.08%
15-35 hours 462 7.69%
1-14 hours 161 2.68%
No regular hours 2,555 42.55%

West Helena Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 91 3.14%
5 AM-5:29 AM 38 1.31%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 86 2.97%
6 AM-6:29 AM 214 7.38%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 327 11.28%
7 AM-7:29 AM 487 16.80%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 625 21.57%
8 AM-8:29 AM 280 9.66%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 159 5.49%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 82 2.83%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 71 2.45%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 32 1.10%
Noon-3:59 PM 151 5.21%
4 PM-11:59 PM 255 8.80%

West Helena Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 259 8.94%
5-9 725 25.02%
10-14 787 27.16%
15-19 392 13.53%
20-24 113 3.90%
25-29 59 2.04%
30-34 142 4.90%
35-39 26 0.90%
40-44 41 1.41%
45-59 189 6.52%
60-89 102 3.52%
At least 90 63 2.17%

West Helena Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 2,335 80.57%
30-44 0 0.00% 209 7.21%
45-59 7 0.24% 182 6.28%
At least 60 0 0.00% 165 5.69%

West Helena Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 7 0.24%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 461 15.66%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 2,362 80.26%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 7 0.24%
Color 4 Box Other 41 1.39%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 7 0.24%
Color 6 Box Walked 13 0.44%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 45 1.53%

West Helena Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Helena Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,246 (8,555 people)
Families (2000): 2,211 (7,242 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 545
People at same address in 1995: 4,415
West Helena Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 772 23.78%
$10,000-$14,999 472 14.54%
$15,000-$19,999 313 9.64%
$20,000-$24,999 223 6.87%
$25,000-$29,999 214 6.59%
$30,000-$34,999 250 7.70%
$35,000-$39,999 184 5.67%
$40,000-$44,999 194 5.98%
$45,000-$49,999 116 3.57%
$50,000-$59,999 169 5.21%
$60,000-$74,999 162 4.99%
$75,000-$99,999 83 2.56%
$100,000-$124,999 53 1.63%
$125,000-$149,999 0 0.00%
$150,000-$199,999 17 0.52%
$200,000 or more 24 0.74%

West Helena Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 884 27.59%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 820 25.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 80 2.50%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 540 16.85%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.37%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 406 12.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 3 0.09%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 248 7.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 1 0.03%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 113 3.53%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 0 0.00%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 97 3.03%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

West Helena Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,330 29.26%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 458 5.75%
Public Assistance 193 2.42%
Retirement 460 5.78%
Self Employment 256 3.22%
Social Security 1,010 12.69%
Supplemental Security 423 5.31%
Wage / Salary 2,286 28.71%
Other 546 6.86%

West Helena Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 715 62.50%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 429 37.50%

West Helena Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 359 13.89%
Color 1 Box Married 1,320 51.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 836 32.34%
Color 3 Box Widowed 70 2.71%

West Helena Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 397 11.19%
Color 1 Box Married 1,435 40.43%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,101 31.02%
Color 3 Box Widowed 616 17.36%

West Helena Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Helena Education Information Back to top
West Helena Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 721 12.68%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,341 23.58%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,531 26.93%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,190 20.93%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 327 5.75%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 409 7.19%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 167 2.94%

West Helena Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 212 2.44% 57 0.66% 269 3.10%
Kindergarten 209 2.41% 10 0.12% 219 2.52%
Grades 1-4 500 5.75% 31 0.36% 531 6.11%
Grades 5-8 524 6.03% 50 0.58% 574 6.61%
Grades 9-12 627 7.22% 71 0.82% 698 8.03%
Undergrad college 290 3.34% 29 0.33% 319 3.67%
Graduate or professional school 53 0.61% 7 0.08% 60 0.69%
Total 2,415 27.79% 255 2.93% 2,670 30.73%

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West Helena Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Helena Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 5,517 64.59%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 3,025 35.41%

West Helena Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Helena Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
West Helena Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,706 19.63%
10-19 Years 1,544 17.77%
20-29 Years 1,095 12.60%
30-39 Years 1,005 11.57%
40-49 Years 1,045 12.03%
50-59 Years 873 10.05%
60-69 Years 675 7.77%
70-79 Years 501 5.77%
80-89 Years 205 2.36%
90+ Years 40 0.46%

West Helena Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 3,881 44.67%
Color 1 Box Female 4,808 55.33%

West Helena Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 1 Box African-American 5,681 65.38%
Color 0 Box Caucasian 2,815 32.40%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 88 1.01%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 47 0.54%
Color 2 Box Asian 33 0.38%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 20 0.23%
Color 6 Box Other Race 4 0.05%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

West Helena Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 610 32.07%
2. Irish 364 19.14%
3. English 293 15.40%
4. German 147 7.73%
5. African 111 5.84%
6. Dutch 65 3.42%
7. French Non-Basque 61 3.21%
8. Scotch Irish 54 2.84%
9. Scottish 46 2.42%
10. Italian 37 1.95%

West Helena Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,372 96.53%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 96 1.26%
3. French 45 0.59%
4. German 35 0.46%
5. Other Slavic 20 0.26%
6. Chinese 19 0.25%
7. Other Indic 14 0.18%
8. Japanese 8 0.10%
9. Other Asian 8 0.10%
10. Other West Germanic 7 0.09%

West Helena Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,440 98.54%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 70 0.82%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 55 0.64%

West Helena Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.
West Helena Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


West Helena Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
72390