Helena, AR (Arkansas) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 5,168 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,145 (all nonfarm))

Helena, Arkansas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,696 (2,292 occupied: 1,064 owner occupied, 1,228 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	54%
State:	31%

Housing density: 303 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $102,898.

Median contract rent in 2007: $232 (lower quartile is $160, upper quartile is $334)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $224

Median gross rent in Helena, AR in 2007: $445

Housing units in Helena with a mortgage: 422 (45 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 539

Helena,AR index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $70,360 (it was $47,600 in 2000)

Helena:	$70,360
Arkansas:	$101,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $41,451 - $152,209

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $119,218
Here: $119,218
State: $148,559

In 2-unit structures: $55,705
Here: $55,705
State: $140,742

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $67,218
Here: $67,218
State: $146,569

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $97,173
Here: $97,173
State: $199,870

Mobile homes: $15,150
Here: $15,150
State: $38,244

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,053

In family households: 5,272 (721 male householders, 838 female householders)
758 spouses, 2,199 children (2,103 natural, 19 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 396 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 95 other relatives, 129 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 781 (289 male householders (253 living alone)), 422 female householders (408 living alone)), 70 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 260 (210 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 580 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 256 4-persons, 204 5-persons, 120 6-persons, 32 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 661 1-person, 46 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

623 married couples with children.
1,000 single-parent households (84 men, 916 women).

96.1% of residents of Helena speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 58 (0.9%)
(72.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Helena, Arkansas:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 15 4 rooms: 84 5 rooms: 231 6 rooms: 247 7 rooms: 181 8 rooms: 94 9 or more rooms: 207

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Arkansas:
	1 room: 35 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 201 4 rooms: 394 5 rooms: 382 6 rooms: 128 7 rooms: 25 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 58
1995 to 1998: 60
1990 to 1994: 65
1980 to 1989: 230
1970 to 1979: 572
1960 to 1969: 737
1950 to 1959: 339
1940 to 1949: 132
1939 or earlier: 503

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Helena:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 217 3 bedrooms: 591 4 bedrooms: 181 5 or more bedrooms: 55

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena:
	no bedroom: 41 1 bedroom: 296 2 bedrooms: 534 3 bedrooms: 322 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 109 1 vehicle: 402 2 vehicles: 360 3 vehicles: 152 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 528 1 vehicle: 451 2 vehicles: 207 3 vehicles: 42 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Helena, AR:

Less than $10,000: 33
$10,000 to $14,999: 17
$15,000 to $19,999: 39
$20,000 to $24,999: 37
$25,000 to $29,999: 36
$30,000 to $34,999: 18
$35,000 to $39,999: 33
$40,000 to $49,999: 100
$50,000 to $59,999: 135
$60,000 to $69,999: 74
$70,000 to $79,999: 66
$80,000 to $89,999: 57
$90,000 to $99,999: 31
$100,000 to $124,999: 81
$125,000 to $149,999: 60
$150,000 to $174,999: 47
$175,000 to $199,999: 42
$200,000 to $249,999: 56
$250,000 to $299,999: 37
$300,000 to $399,999: 28
$400,000 to $499,999: 19
$500,000 to $749,999: 9
$750,000 to $999,999: 5
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Helena rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Helena:

Less than $100: 135 people
$100 to $149: 131
$150 to $199: 196
$200 to $249: 208
$250 to $299: 127
$300 to $349: 132
$350 to $399: 96
$400 to $449: 58
$450 to $499: 37
$500 to $549: 9
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 17
$650 to $699: 14
$700 to $749: 10
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 1
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 32

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 15 1985 to 1989: 20 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 10 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 13

Helena, AR Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.9%
Number of people working at home: 15 (0.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 124
5 to 9 minutes: 359
10 to 14 minutes: 617
15 to 19 minutes: 236
20 to 24 minutes: 83
25 to 29 minutes: 22
30 to 34 minutes: 85
35 to 39 minutes: 33
40 to 44 minutes: 11
45 to 59 minutes: 95
60 to 89 minutes: 67
90 or more minutes: 25

Helena mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,249 (70%)
Carpooled: 412 (23%)
Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%)
Taxi: 15 (1%)
Motorcycle: 10 (1%)
Walked: 33 (2%)
Other means: 28 (2%)
Worked at home: 15 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 647
$10,000 to $14,999: 289
$15,000 to $19,999: 252
$20,000 to $24,999: 154
$25,000 to $29,999: 150
$30,000 to $34,999: 97
$35,000 to $39,999: 98
$40,000 to $44,999: 84
$45,000 to $49,999: 84
$50,000 to $59,999: 88
$60,000 to $74,999: 101
$75,000 to $99,999: 84
$100,000 to $124,999: 43
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 47
$200,000 or more: 34

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3718

United States or American: 378

Irish: 262

English: 164

German: 120

Scotch-Irish: 108

Subsaharan African:: 99

African: 99

Italian: 69

French (except Basque): 55

European: 40

Dutch: 25

Scottish: 19

British: 13

Welsh: 8

Lithuanian: 7

Alsatian: 7

Swedish: 5

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

India (41%)
Philippines (17%)
France (12%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Panama (10%)
Germany (9%)

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

This state: 5056
Northeast: 19
Midwest: 260
South: 841
West: 68

54% of Helena residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Arkansas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 65
Nursery to 4th grade: 51
5th and 6th grade: 72
7th and 8th grade: 113
9th grade: 68
10th grade: 99
11th grade: 49
12th grade, no diploma: 90
High school graduate (or equivalency): 356
Less than 1 year of college: 88
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 118
Associate degree: 50
Bachelor's degree: 175
Master's degree: 71
Professional school degree: 57
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 93
Nursery to 4th grade: 31
5th and 6th grade: 75
7th and 8th grade: 131
9th grade: 151
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 121
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 458
Less than 1 year of college: 132
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 317
Associate degree: 108
Bachelor's degree: 203
Master's degree: 104
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 27.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 17.6%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 46.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,676
Black householders: $16,788
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $176,696
Asian householders: $214,442
Two or more races householders: $21,565
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,606

Helena household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Helena household income for Black householders

Helena household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Helena household income for Asian householders

Helena marital status for males

Helena marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $114,486
Black or African American householders: $54,695
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $265,387
Asian householders: $412,091

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,619
One, attached: 206
Two: 327
3 or 4: 283
5 to 9: 47
10 to 19: 69
20 to 49: 49
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 91

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,680

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Helena:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (79%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (77%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108

Here:	11.0%
Arkansas:	7.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 39

Here:	8.5%
Arkansas:	6.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 50

Here:	27.9%
Arkansas:	14.7%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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