Helena-West Helena vs Marvell

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

Helena-West Helena and Marvell 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 1,008 in Marvell). Marvell has the higher median household income ($49,000 vs $32,466 in Helena-West Helena). Helena-West Helena has the higher median home value ($72,300 vs $59,100 in Marvell).

Population, income & housing

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
Population	9,218	1,008
Median age	39.4 yrs	40.3 yrs
Median household income	$32,466	$49,000
Median home value	$72,300	$59,100
Median gross rent	$774	$691
Housing units	5,082	526
Homeownership rate	46.0%	48.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	18.4%
Unemployment rate	18.3%	26.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
Population	10,749 → 9,218 (-14.2%)	1,244 → 1,008 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$22,177 → $32,466 (+46.4%)	$30,556 → $49,000 (+60.4%)
Median home value	$73,400 → $72,300 (-1.5%)	$51,800 → $59,100 (+14.1%)
Median gross rent	$582 → $774 (+33.0%)	$612 → $691 (+12.9%)

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

Marvell

Population

1,2441,008

Median household income

$30,556$49,000

Median home value

$51,800$59,100

Median gross rent

$612$691

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
Under 5	6.0%	11.5%
5 to 17	22.3%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.5%	18.0%
25 to 34	10.7%	1.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	14.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	9.5%
55 to 64	13.1%	9.3%
65 to 74	11.2%	17.7%
75 and over	7.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
White (non-Hispanic)	20.0%	25.5%
Black or African American	73.5%	62.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
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%	11.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
No high school diploma	17.6%	17.7%
High school graduate	32.0%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.3%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
Drove alone	73.3%	82.2%
Carpooled	17.5%	13.3%
Public transit	1.2%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	0.0%
Other means	3.4%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
1-unit, detached	70.8%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.2%	7.4%
5 to 19 units	7.5%	6.1%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Helena-West Helena	Marvell
Poverty rate	32.4%	27.9%
Average household size	2.52	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1972	1972