Housing units in zip code 72342 with a mortgage: 380 (71 second mortgage, 67 home equity loan, 3 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 562
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $884
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $328
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
40.7%
Whole state:
18.4%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 72342: Helena Country Club (A), Helena Casting Field Landing (B), Houston Landing (C), Phillips County Museum (D), Phillips County Courthouse (E), Helena City Hall (F), Estevan Hall (G), Delta Cultural Center (H), Helena Fire Department (I), Arkansas Street Fire Station (J), Helena Public Library (K), Phillips County Community Center (L), Fern Hill Fire Station (M), Pafford Emergency Medical Services - West Helena (N), Lake View Police Department (O), Helena Police Department (P), Phillips County Sheriff's Office (Q), Lakeview Fire Department (R). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 72342 include: Bethlehem Church (A), Elaine Mission (B), First Baptist Church (C), First United Methodist Church (D), Morning Star Church (E), Saint Johns Episcopal Church (F), Saint Marys Church (G), Silver Cloud Church (H), Springdale Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Pleasant Cemetery (1), Cooper Cemetery (2), New Jerusalem Cemetery (3), Salem Cemetery (4), Stephens Cemetery (5), Bethel Cemetery (6), Magnolia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Hornor Neck (A), Porter Lake (B), Long Lake (C), Old Town Lake (D), Long Lake (E), Brushy Lake (F), Heritage Hill Pond (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 72342 include: Perry Street Historic District (1), Beech Street Historic District (2), Cherry Street Historic District (3), Eliza Miller Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 80
2000 to 2004: 66
1990 to 1999: 142
1980 to 1989: 167
1970 to 1979: 782
1960 to 1969: 542
1950 to 1959: 404
1940 to 1949: 177
1939 or earlier: 264
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 72342:
Less than $10,000: 279
$10,000 to $14,999: 69
$15,000 to $19,999: 381
$20,000 to $24,999: 22
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 49
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 495
$50,000 to $59,999: 84
$60,000 to $69,999: 100
$70,000 to $79,999: 118
$80,000 to $89,999: 92
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 68
$125,000 to $149,999: 162
$150,000 to $174,999: 687
$175,000 to $199,999: 162
$200,000 to $249,999: 348
$250,000 to $299,999: 247
$400,000 to $499,999: 1,076
$500,000 to $749,999: 11,478
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 72342:
Less than $100: 2,752
$100 to $149: 87
$150 to $199: 170
$200 to $249: 28
$250 to $299: 471
$300 to $349: 328
$350 to $399: 163
$400 to $449: 536
$450 to $499: 636
$500 to $549: 644
$600 to $649: 7,061
$650 to $699: 440
No cash rent: 89
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,662
Black or African American householders: $52,653
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $258,309
Asian householders: $510,493
Two or more races householders: $200,551
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $67,677
72342:
$67,677
Arkansas:
$105,400
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,213 - $95,676
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,620
One, attached: 72
Two: 2,772
3 or 4: 1,435
5 to 9: 709
10 to 19: 1,287
20 to 49: 8
Mobile homes: 117
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,313 (80%)
Carpooled: 240 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 1 (0%)
Bicycle: 1 (0%)
Walked: 17 (1%)
Other means: 181 (11%)
Worked at home: 55 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 157
5 to 9 minutes: 507
10 to 14 minutes: 378
15 to 19 minutes: 180
20 to 24 minutes: 72
25 to 29 minutes: 268
30 to 34 minutes: 57
35 to 39 minutes: 77
40 to 44 minutes: 23
45 to 59 minutes: 76
60 to 89 minutes: 118
90 or more minutes: 15
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 7,055
In family households: 6,163 (908 male householders, 918 female householders)
954 spouses, 2,492 children (2,377 natural, 24 adopted, 91 stepchildren), 500 grandchildren, 73 brothers or sisters, 69 parents, 110 other relatives, 139 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 892 (322 male householders (280 living alone)), 495 female householders (481 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 260 (210 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 481 2-persons, 313 3-persons, 204 4-persons, 114 5-persons, 188 6-persons, 229 7-or-more-persons
591 married couples with children.
1,197 single-parent households (59 men, 1,138 women).
98.2% of residents of 72342 zip code speak English at home.
10.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (92% very well, 1% well, 6% not well, 1% not at all).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (8% very well, 92% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 36 (0.6%) (63.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.6%
Whole state:
4.4%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (41%)
Philippines (15%)
France (10%)
Germany (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Panama (9%)
Malaysia (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 19
1990 to 1999: 6
1980 to 1989: 0
Before 1980: 65
Races in zip code 72342:
White population: 1,627 Black population: 4,066 American Indian population: 0 Asian population: 102 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 0 Two or more races population: 40 Hispanic or Latino population: 92
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
HELENA, CITY OF (702 CHERRY STREET in HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1988-0624, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-06-2004-1802, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (PDS) - SOLID WASTE-0069-S, REFUSE DISPOSAL, WATER-AR0021491, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WATER-AR0033804, WATER-AR0034231, WATER-AR0034240, WATER-AR0043389, NPDES MAJOR, WATER-ARR00C436, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-AR0000419 1, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: HELENA, CITY OF-WWTP, HELENA WATER SEWER
CEDAR CHEMICAL (49 PHILLIPS RD. 311 in HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) SUPERFUND (Superfund database) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0936, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2003-0309, COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0126-AR-4, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-0878-A, AIR-0878-AR-10, AIR MINOR, AIR-0878-AR-11, AIR-0878-AR-12, AIR-0878-AR-13, AIR-0878-AR-2, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-0878-AR-3, AIR-0878-AR-4, AIR-0878-AR-7, AIR-0878-AR-8, AIR-0878-AR-9, AIR-1351-A, WATER-1130-W, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT, WATER-AR0036412, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, WATER-ARR00B259, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PESTICIDES AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CHEMICALS AND CHEMICAL PREPARATIONS Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER BASIC INORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING. Alternative names: CEDAR CHEMICAL/VERTAC
BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING/LEASING (407 PHILLIPS 311 RD in HELENA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-ARR00B680, NPDES STORMWATER PERMIT HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING & LEASING CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, BLACKHAWK WHSG & LEASING CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN CYANAMID (BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSE), BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING & LEASING CO, CROMPTON CORPORATION, CYMETECH LLC C/O BLACKHAWK WAREHOUSING
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY (HWY 20-SOUTH in HELENA, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) - ICIS-06-2002-3721, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2002-3721, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS; GRAIN AND FIELD BEANS Business NAICS classification: SOYBEAN PROCESSING. Alternative names: ADM, QUINCY SOYBEAN COMPANY OF ARKANSAS, QUINCY SOYBEAN CO OF ARKANSAS, QUINCY SOYBEAN CO OF AR LABORATORY
BPS INCORPORATED (28 PHILLIPS RD. 324 in HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0787, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: PACKING AND CRATING; FARM SUPPLIES; BUSINESS SERVICES Alternative names: BPS INC UNIT 1
ENTERGY ARK-RITCHIE (598 PHILLIPS 408 ROAD in HELENA, AR)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES Business NAICS classification: FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION. Organizations: ENTERGY POWER, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ENTERGY ARKANSAS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ENTERGY POWER, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
, ENTERGY ARKANSAS, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ENTERGY AR, INC-RITCHIE PLANT, ENTERGY-RITCHIE PLANT, ENTERGY SERVICES, INC., ROBERT E RITCHIE
BPS INCORPORATED UNIT 2 (794 PHILLIPS RD 311 in HELENA, AR)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2001-2751, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: PACKAGING PAPER AND PLASTICS FILM, COATED AND LAMINATED Organizations: BRS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: BPS, INC., BPS, INC. UNIT II
JOHNNY S SERVICE STATION (COLUMBIA AT RIGHTOR ST in HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0681, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-54000113, FACILITY Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS Organizations: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS COMPANY (CONTACT/GENERAL)
Alternative names: JOHNNY SVC STA
AMERIMAX COATED PRODUCTS (215 PHILLIPS 324 ROAD in HELENA, AR)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: ALUMINUM SHEET, PLATE, AND FOIL; COATING, ENGRAVING, AND ALLIED SERVICES Business NAICS classification: ALUMINUM SHEET, PLATE, AND FOIL MANUFACTURING.; METAL COATING, ENGRAVING (EXCEPT JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE), AND ALLIED SERVICES TO MANUFACTURERS. Organizations: AMERIMAX COATED PRODUCTS INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
, EURAMAX INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
BUNGE NORTH AMERICA, INC (103 HANKS LANE in HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-0856-A, AIR PROGRAM, AIR-0856-AR-1, AIR-0856-AR-2, AIR MINOR, AIR-0856-AR-3, AIR-0856-AR-4, AIR-0856-AR-5, Business SIC classification: SOYBEAN OIL MILLS Alternative names: BUNGE CORPORATION
C.V. WHITE HIGH SCHOOL (14582 HWY 44 in HELENA, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5405037 Organizations: LAKE VIEW (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HELM FERTILIZER HELENA TERM. (SLACK WATER HARBOR in HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) STATE MASTER (PDS) - AIR-1765-A, AIR MINOR Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
J.F. WAHL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (125 HICKORY HILL in HELENA, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5403015 Organizations: HELENA/ W.HELENA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 23.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Utility gas (46%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
Electricity (14%)
No fuel used (7%)
Wood (7%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 9,515. Population change in the 1990s: -2,158 (-22.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,895
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 282
South: 960
West: 74
56% of the 72342 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Arkansas.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5,625
Here:
80.6%
Arkansas:
6.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 696
Here:
63.0%
Arkansas:
7.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12
Here:
0.8%
Arkansas:
15.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
HILL AND HILL CONSTRUCTION CO (2267 HWY 242 S STE A in HELENA, AR; small business) : $1,021,717 in 3 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
$886,717 with Army for Mineral Construction Materials, Bulk. Signed on 2006-06-01. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
$119,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2002-07-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
$16,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2001-05-15. Completion date: 2001-07-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 2, 20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 3, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 7)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters:
121 people in nursing homes
69 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
50 people in homes for the mentally ill
20 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2005:
Fatal accident count: 2
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 2
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 72342 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Mary
174
79.4 years
Willie
121
74.6 years
James
116
72.4 years
John
114
76.2 years
Robert
82
73.2 years
William
68
73.2 years
Henry
58
76.2 years
Annie
53
79.5 years
George
49
75.3 years
Frank
44
74.3 years
Most common last names in zip code 72342 among deceased individuals