Elaine vs Helena-West Helena

A side-by-side comparison of Elaine and Helena-West Helena: population, income, housing, and more.

Elaine and Helena-West Helena are places in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Helena-West Helena has the higher population (9,218 vs 515 in Elaine). Elaine has the higher median household income ($39,226 vs $32,466 in Helena-West Helena). Helena-West Helena has the higher median home value ($72,300 vs $55,800 in Elaine).

Population, income & housing

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
Population	515	9,218
Median age	41.4 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$39,226	$32,466
Median home value	$55,800	$72,300
Median gross rent	$320	$774
Housing units	271	5,082
Homeownership rate	49.8%	46.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	1.1%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	38.3%	18.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
Population	659 → 515 (-21.9%)	10,749 → 9,218 (-14.2%)
Median household income	$26,250 → $39,226 (+49.4%)	$22,177 → $32,466 (+46.4%)
Median home value	$37,500 → $55,800 (+48.8%)	$73,400 → $72,300 (-1.5%)
Median gross rent	$349 → $320 (-8.3%)	$582 → $774 (+33.0%)

Elaine

Population

659515

Median household income

$26,250$39,226

Median home value

$37,500$55,800

Median gross rent

$349$320

Helena-West Helena

Population

10,7499,218

Median household income

$22,177$32,466

Median home value

$73,400$72,300

Median gross rent

$582$774

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
Under 5	3.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	19.2%	22.3%
18 to 24	7.0%	6.5%
25 to 34	13.2%	10.7%
35 to 44	11.7%	12.0%
45 to 54	13.4%	10.3%
55 to 64	9.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	13.8%	11.2%
75 and over	8.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
White (non-Hispanic)	28.2%	20.0%
Black or African American	69.1%	73.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
No high school diploma	29.0%	17.6%
High school graduate	26.2%	32.0%
Some college or associate's	43.6%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	1.1%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
Drove alone	81.3%	73.3%
Carpooled	10.0%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	8.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
1-unit, detached	61.6%	70.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	18.5%	17.2%
5 to 19 units	10.7%	7.5%
20 or more units	4.8%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Elaine	Helena-West Helena
Poverty rate	28.5%	32.4%
Average household size	2.19	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	15	23
Median year structure built	1978	1972