Estimated median household income in 2007: $26,053
| This zip code: | $26,053 | | Arkansas: | $38,134 |
Nearest zip codes: 72342, 72355, 72369, 38631, 72374, 38644.
Housing units in zip code 72390 with a mortgage: 859 (44 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 869
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $763
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $299
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 36.2% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 12.8% | | Whole state: | 6.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.5 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 11
- 1995 to 1998: 153
- 1990 to 1994: 125
- 1980 to 1989: 560
- 1970 to 1979: 1,038
- 1960 to 1969: 1,294
- 1950 to 1959: 565
- 1940 to 1949: 216
- 1939 or earlier: 280
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in West Helena, AR (72390): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 41
- 2 bedrooms: 537
- 3 bedrooms: 1,159
- 4 bedrooms: 230
- 5 or more bedrooms: 35
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 24
- 1 bedrooms: 305
- 2 bedrooms: 856
- 3 bedrooms: 603
- 4 bedrooms: 65
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 72390 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 149
- 1 vehicle: 734
- 2 vehicles: 891
- 3 vehicles: 153
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 700
- 1 vehicle: 803
- 2 vehicles: 290
- 3 vehicles: 52
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 72390:
- Less than $10,000: 83
- $10,000 to $14,999: 42
- $15,000 to $19,999: 85
- $20,000 to $24,999: 87
- $25,000 to $29,999: 88
- $30,000 to $34,999: 80
- $35,000 to $39,999: 86
- $40,000 to $49,999: 153
- $50,000 to $59,999: 158
- $60,000 to $69,999: 212
- $70,000 to $79,999: 180
- $80,000 to $89,999: 148
- $90,000 to $99,999: 178
- $100,000 to $124,999: 256
- $125,000 to $149,999: 142
- $150,000 to $174,999: 45
- $175,000 to $199,999: 33
- $200,000 to $249,999: 37
- $250,000 to $299,999: 16
- $300,000 to $399,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 72390:
- Less than $100: 92
- $100 to $149: 258
- $150 to $199: 180
- $200 to $249: 120
- $250 to $299: 158
- $300 to $349: 228
- $350 to $399: 124
- $400 to $449: 91
- $450 to $499: 113
- $500 to $549: 18
- $600 to $649: 23
- $800 to $899: 18
- No cash rent: 194
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $27,272.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,565
- Black or African American householders: $51,998
- Asian householders: $41,209
- Two or more races householders: $82,418
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $82,418
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $68,476 (it was $46,300 in 2000)
| 72390: | $68,476 | | Arkansas: | $101,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $37,488 - $100,278
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $88,132| Here: | $88,132 | | State: | $148,559 |
Mobile homes: $30,380| Here: | $30,380 | | State: | $38,244 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,052
- One, attached: 180
- Two: 379
- 3 or 4: 216
- 5 to 9: 65
- 10 to 19: 8
- 20 to 49: 14
- Mobile homes: 309
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 19

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,876 (78%)
- Carpooled: 592 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (0%)
- Taxi: 15 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
- Bicycle: 7 (0%)
- Walked: 51 (1%)
- Other means: 48 (1%)
- Worked at home: 50 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 272
- 5 to 9 minutes: 815
- 10 to 14 minutes: 975
- 15 to 19 minutes: 525
- 20 to 24 minutes: 189
- 25 to 29 minutes: 76
- 30 to 34 minutes: 174
- 35 to 39 minutes: 26
- 40 to 44 minutes: 63
- 45 to 59 minutes: 264
- 60 to 89 minutes: 155
- 90 or more minutes: 81
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 81.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,552
- In family households: 9,258 (1,451 male householders, 1,249 female householders)
1,534 spouses, 4,027 children (3,668 natural, 105 adopted, 254 stepchildren), 470 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 83 parents, 169 other relatives, 194 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,294 (443 male householders (394 living alone)), 733 female householders (673 living alone)), 118 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 965 2-persons, 636 3-persons, 533 4-persons, 295 5-persons, 174 6-persons, 97 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,067 1-person, 86 2-persons, 23 3-persons.
1,293 married couples with children.
1,639 single-parent households (124 men, 1,515 women).
97.1% of residents of 72390 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% very well, 28% well, 19% not well).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% very well, 16% well, 5% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% well, 70% not well).
Foreign born population: 132 (1.2%)
(47.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 2.8% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Austria (15%)
- Taiwan (15%)
- Germany (11%)
- Mexico (11%)
- India (11%)
- Trinidad and Tobago (11%)
- Japan (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 26
- 1990 to 1994: 29
- 1985 to 1989: 15
- 1980 to 1984: 5
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 49
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White population: 3,858
Black population: 6,585
American Indian population: 22
Asian population: 30
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 37
Two or more races population: 60

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 6263 |
|  United States or American: 652 |
|  Irish: 404 |
|  English: 213 |
|  German: 139 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 127 |
|  African: 120 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 81 |
|  Dutch: 63 |
|  Scottish: 49 |
|  French (except Basque): 46 |
|  Italian: 36 |
|  Swiss: 23 |
|  Ukrainian: 20 |
|  Greek: 15 |
|  Norwegian: 14 |
|  Arab:: 9 |
|  Lebanese: 9 |
|  European: 8 |
|  South African: 7 |
|  Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 6 |
|  Czech: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY (101 MARTIN LUTHER KING DR. in WEST HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1994-0058, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
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))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PESTICIDES AND AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS
Business NAICS classification: PESTICIDE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: HELENA INDUSTRIES, INC.FRMLY, SAMPLING EVENT HELENA CHEMICAL
- BARNES & SONS, P.E. (129 N.WASHINGTON (HWY 49W) in WEST HELENA, AR)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0541, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2003-0608,
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0541, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2003-0608,
STATE MASTER (PDS) - WATER-AR0048534, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RST-54001639, FACILITY
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS, GENERAL
Organizations: BARNES, P.E. & SONS, LTD. (CONTACT/GENERAL)
Alternative names: P E BARNES & SONS L.L.C.
- HOFFINGER INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED (315 NORTH SEBASTIAN STREET in WEST HELENA, AR)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0466, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: PLASTICS PRODUCTS; FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS; SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY; SPORTING AND ATHLETIC GOODS
Organizations: HOFFINGER MARTY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER (HWY 49 TWIN C SH CTR in WEST HELENA, AR)
STATE MASTER (PDS) - RST-54000069, FACILITY
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (CONTACT/GENERAL)
, GOODYEAR T & R CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: GOODYEAR AUTO SVC CTR-2628
- BEECH CREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (1020 PLAZA ST in WEST HELENA, AR)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5403011
Organizations: HELENA/ W.HELENA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL (103 SCHOOL ROAD in WEST HELENA, AR)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-5403019
Organizations: HELENA/ W.HELENA (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CIRCLE INN EXXON (HWY 45 & QUARLES LANES in WEST HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0679, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- EAST ARKANSAS CONTRACTORS INC (HWY 49 AT WYCAMP in WEST HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0470, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: BRIDGE, TUNNEL, AND ELEVATED HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION; HEAVY CONSTRUCTION; EXCAVATION WORK
- KWIK STOP II (OAKLAND AVE., PO BOX 2337 in WEST HELENA, AR)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1998-0682, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: GROCERY STORES; GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
- AMERICAN CYANAMID (HELENA CHEMICAL CO) (HIGHWAY 49 BYPASS in WEST HELENA, AR)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY, HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
- CEREXAGRI INCORPORATED (101 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE in WEST HELENA, AR)
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: HELENA CHEMICAL CO (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CEREXAGRI INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ELF ATOCHEM
- AMERICAN TEL & TEL CO LONG LINES (1M E OF W HELENA in WEST HELENA, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- BASF WYANDOTTE/BLACKHAWK WHSE (HWY 242 S IND PARK in WEST HELENA, AR)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: BROTHERS WILLIAM (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 72390
- Best Western Inn, 1053 Hwy 49 W, West Helena, AR 72390, Phone: (800) 884-8632
- Motel 6, 1207 Hwy 49 W, West Helena, AR 72390, Phone: (870) 572-7915, Fax: (870) 572-3757
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 72390
Median worth of mobile homes: $21,287
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (72%)
- Electricity (20%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
- Wood (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8421
- Northeast: 40
- Midwest: 422
- South: 1415
- West: 132
59% of the 72390 zip code 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, 48% lived in Arkansas.
Population in 1990: 12,265. Population change in the 1990s: -1,670 (-13.6%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93
| Here: | 6.2% | | Arkansas: | 7.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 81
| Here: | 9.3% | | Arkansas: | 6.8% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25
| Here: | 6.4% | | Arkansas: | 14.7% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (WEST HELENA, AR):
- CUNNINGHAM INC (1169 HWY 49; small business): $145,827 in 19 contracts from 2002 to 2006
Contracts for Petroleum Production and Distribution Equipment, Fuel Oils, Oils and Greases: Cutting, Lubricating, and Hydraulic by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $5,245; 2003: $30,250; 2004: $45,860; 2005: $19,972; 2006: $44,500.
Biggest contracts:
$29,400 with Army for Petroleum Production and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2006-02-15. Completion date: 2006-02-15.
$20,760 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2003-03-12. Completion date: 2003-03-21.
$17,850 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Oils and Greases: Cutting, Lubricating, and Hydraulic. Signed on 2004-07-07. Completion date: 2004-07-14.
$17,850 with Army for Oils and Greases: Cutting, Lubricating, and Hydraulic. Signed on 2004-07-07. Completion date: 2004-07-14.
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY (INC) (2083 HWY 242 S; small business)
$99,998 with Defense Logistics Agency for Wire and Cable, Electrical. Taking place in CT. Signed on 2000-10-23. Completion date: 2003-10-23.
- CREMEEN, B G DDS (325-A N SEBASTIAN ST; small business): $67,500 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$50,000 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2003-09-25. Completion date: 2003-09-25.
$17,500 with Army for Personal Care Services (includes such services as barber and beauty shop, shoe repairs, tailoring, etc.). Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- UNIQUE LAUNDRY CLEANERS (214 E PLAZA STREET; small business): $23,572 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2005
$7,393 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2005-10-04. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$5,393, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$5,393, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-10. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$5,393 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Taking place in MO. Signed on 2004-10-20. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (100-249: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 4)
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.)
10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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