West Helena, AR (Arkansas) Houses and Residents

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 18,238 (2,777 male householders, 2,835 female householders)

  2,928 spouses, 6,934 children (6,463 natural, 157 adopted, 314 stepchildren), 1,238 grandchildren, 293 brothers or sisters, 195 parents, foster children, 445 other relatives, 501 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,273 (1,331 male householders (1,140 living alone)), 1,548 female householders (1,413 living alone)), 394 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 246 (170 institutionalized population)

3,205 married couples with children.
3,600 single-parent households (352 men, 3,248 women).

96.5% of residents of West Helena speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 54% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 273 (2.6%)
(67.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6,850
• Other state: 1,590
• Northeast: 36
• Midwest: 355
• South: 1,078
• West: 121

58% of West Helena residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Arkansas.

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,659
• One, attached: 163
• Two: 362
• 3 or 4: 156
• 5 to 9: 40
• 10 to 19: 8
• 20 to 49: 7
• Mobile homes: 115

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,284

Private vs. public school enrollment: