Helena-West Helena vs Lexa

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

Helena-West Helena and Lexa 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 133 in Lexa). Lexa has the higher median household income ($45,804 vs $32,466 in Helena-West Helena). Lexa has the higher median home value ($84,400 vs $72,300 in Helena-West Helena).

Population, income & housing

	Helena-West Helena	Lexa
Population	9,218	133
Median age	39.4 yrs	49.9 yrs
Median household income	$32,466	$45,804
Median home value	$72,300	$84,400
Median gross rent	$774	$688
Housing units	5,082	82
Homeownership rate	46.0%	60.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena-West Helena	Lexa
Population	10,749 → 9,218 (-14.2%)	188 → 133 (-29.3%)
Median household income	$22,177 → $32,466 (+46.4%)	$25,750 → $45,804 (+77.9%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $72,300 (-1.5%)	$53,300 → $84,400 (+58.3%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $774 (+33.0%)	$725 → $688 (-5.1%)

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

Lexa

Population

188133

Median household income

$25,750$45,804

Median home value

$53,300$84,400

Median gross rent

$725$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Lexa
Under 5	6.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	22.3%	38.3%
18 to 24	6.5%	0.8%
25 to 34	10.7%	1.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	5.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.0%
55 to 64	13.1%	21.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	3.8%
75 and over	7.9%	20.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Lexa
White (non-Hispanic)	20.0%	47.4%
Black or African American	73.5%	14.3%
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%	10.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	27.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena-West Helena	Lexa
No high school diploma	17.6%	28.4%
High school graduate	32.0%	37.0%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	2.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Lexa
Drove alone	73.3%	80.0%
Carpooled	17.5%	20.0%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
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	Lexa
1-unit, detached	70.8%	91.5%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	8.5%

Poverty & households

	Helena-West Helena	Lexa
Poverty rate	32.4%	0.0%
Average household size	2.52	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1972	1988