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WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS QUICK STATSCounty: Phillips
Elevation: 255 feet
Land Area: 4.44 square miles
Population Density: 1639 people per square mile
Races (City): Black (65.7%), White Non-Hispanic (32.4%), Hispanic (1.0%), Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries (City): United States (7.0%), Irish (4.2%), English (3.4%), German (1.7%), Subsaharan African (1.4%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Memphis, TN (55.0 miles , pop. 650,100)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (373.6 miles , pop. 1,188,580)
Nearest cities: Helena, AR (1.7 miles ), Lexa, AR (2.7 miles ), LaGrange, AR (3.0 miles) , Lula, MS (3.4 miles ), Friars Point, MS (3.5 miles ), Rondo, AR (3.6 miles ), Lake View, AR (3.6 miles ), Coahoma, MS (3.8 miles )
Airports and Heliports located in West Helena: Thompson-Robbins Airport (Runways: 2, Air Taxi Ops: 500, Itinerant Ops: 3,500, Local Ops: 30,500, Military Ops: 500)
West Helena Compared to State Average: Median household income significantly below state average. Median house value significantly below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly above state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
WEST HELENA, ARKANSAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 64.40%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.00%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.50%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to West Helena:
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 40 miles, SENATOBIA, MS, Full-time enrollment: 3,842 UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS about 60 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 15,831 SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS about 60 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 6,979 THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER about 60 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 2,019 SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS about 63 miles, MEMPHIS, TN, FT enrollment: 6,979 UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MAIN CAMPUS about 65 miles, UNIVERSITY, MS, FT enrollment: 11,068 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY about 65 miles, CLEVELAND, MS, FT enrollment: 3,288
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