Helena-West Helena, AR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

58%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Helena-West Helena	Arkansas	National
Income per capita	$17,059	$23,401	$29,829
Median household income	$23,483	$42,336	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,782	$53,342	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$16,204	$26,724	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,771	$31,526	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,393	$22,388	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.0%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	39.3%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Helena-West Helena is 43% lower than the national average
The median household income in Helena-West Helena is 58% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Helena-West Helena is 71% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Helena-West Helena is 160% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$15,653 $23,483 $46,966

City

$28,221 $42,336 $84,672

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Helena-West Helena employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.1%	3.1%
Manufacturing sector	13.8%	13.8%
Financial & insurance services	10.6%	10.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.7%	9.7%
Public administration	8.2%	8.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	9.1%
Education, health & social services	22.5%	22.5%
Other	22.1%	22.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tunica, MS	1,180	$39,716	28.2%
Lula, MS	213	$26,250	52.6%
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Coahoma, MS	273	$20,583	62.8%
Helena-West Helena, AR	10,487	$23,483	57.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arizona City, AZ	10,483	$42,355	23.4%
Gunbarrel, CO	10,494	$87,951	59.0%
North Glengarry, ON	10,494	n/a
Anderson, CA	10,479	$41,069	25.8%
Hull, MA	10,478	$105,403	90.5%
Helena-West Helena, AR	10,487	$23,483	57.6%

Source: The Helena-West Helena, AR employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).