West Helena, Arkansas

Phillips County

05-74450

West Helena is a former city in Phillips County, Arkansas, United States. In 2000, West Helena had 8689 inhabitants. It forms the western part of the city of Helena - West Helena, which was formed on 1 January 2006 by the merger with the City of Helena.

Geography

West Helena geographical coordinates are 34 ° 33 ' N, 90 ° 39' W34.545833333333 - 90.644444444444 ( 34.545702, -90.644346 ).

According to the United States Census Bureau, Helena has a total area of 11.5 square kilometers, which accounts for all of it land.

Demographic data

At the time of the census of 2000, there were West Helena 8689 people. The population density was 755.6 people per km ². There were 3518 housing units at an average 305.9 per km ². The population consisted of 32.77 % White, 65.69 % African American, 0.23 % Native American, 0.38 % Asian, 0.02 % Pacific Islander, 0.33 % reported from other races and 0.58 % from two or more races. 1.01 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of West Helena distributed to 3204 households out of which 36.0% were living in children under 18 years. 36.8 % married couples living together, 29.2 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6 % were non-families. 27.6% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 11.5 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size is 3.32 people.

The city population was spread out with 34.1 % under the, 10.1% of 18-24 year olds, 23.9 % 25 -44- year-old, 19.6% 45-64 year olds and 12.3 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 80.7 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women 71.5 males.

The median household income in West Helena was 21,130 U.S. dollars and the median family income reached the height of 25,014 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 22,971 U.S. dollars, compared to 17,225 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income in West Helena was 11,234 U.S. dollars. 35.4 % of the population and 30.9% of families had affected an income below the poverty line, including 49.5 % of minors and 27.2 % of those age 65 or over.

Sons and daughters of the town

• William Warfield (1920-2002), singer