Helena-West Helena vs Lake View

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

Helena-West Helena and Lake View 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 418 in Lake View). Helena-West Helena has the higher median household income ($32,466 vs $27,868 in Lake View). Helena-West Helena has the higher median home value ($72,300 vs $48,100 in Lake View).

Population, income & housing

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
Population	9,218	418
Median age	39.4 yrs	52.5 yrs
Median household income	$32,466	$27,868
Median home value	$72,300	$48,100
Median gross rent	$774	$443
Housing units	5,082	227
Homeownership rate	46.0%	34.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	24.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
Population	10,749 → 9,218 (-14.2%)	431 → 418 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$22,177 → $32,466 (+46.4%)	$22,031 → $27,868 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $72,300 (-1.5%)	$57,000 → $48,100 (-15.6%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $774 (+33.0%)	$417 → $443 (+6.2%)

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

Lake View

Population

431418

Median household income

$22,031$27,868

Median home value

$57,000$48,100

Median gross rent

$417$443

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
Under 5	6.0%	11.0%
5 to 17	22.3%	10.0%
18 to 24	6.5%	5.3%
25 to 34	10.7%	7.2%
35 to 44	12.0%	8.9%
45 to 54	10.3%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.1%	16.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	18.4%
75 and over	7.9%	12.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
White (non-Hispanic)	20.0%	3.8%
Black or African American	73.5%	95.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
No high school diploma	17.6%	20.8%
High school graduate	32.0%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	3.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	1.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
Drove alone	73.3%	57.5%
Carpooled	17.5%	33.8%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	8.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.0%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
1-unit, detached	70.8%	45.4%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	11.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	18.5%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	15.0%

Poverty & households

	Helena-West Helena	Lake View
Poverty rate	32.4%	26.2%
Average household size	2.52	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	23	27
Median year structure built	1972	1983