Helena, GA (Georgia) Houses and Residents
| Helena: | $90,844 |
| Georgia: | $297,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Detached houses: $97,073
Here: $97,073 State: $376,364 Mobile homes: $37,218
Here: $37,218 State: $102,413
Total population: 2,893 (Urban population: 2,121 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 203 (all nonfarm))
Houses: 1,121 (902 occupied: 503 owner occupied, 434 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 46% |
| State: | 34% |
Housing density: 531 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2014_5yr: $80,746.
Median contract rent in 2022: $604 (lower quartile is $310, upper quartile is $628)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $367
Median gross rent in Helena, GA in 2022: $723
Housing units in Helena with a mortgage: 74 (1 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 456
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $71,161
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $39,126
Median monthly housing costs: $463
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Median year apartment built: 1973
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,085- In family households: 1,398 (342 male householders, 143 female householders)
369 spouses, 432 children (418 natural, 0 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 49 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 416 (104 male householders (104 living alone)), 281 female householders (249 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,269
Size of family households: 295 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 129 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 6 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 396 1-person, 38 2-persons.
306 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (7 men, 39 women).
93.3% of residents of Helena speak English at home.
6.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (42% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 169 (5.6%)
(30.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 6.8 |
| Here: | 4.8 |
| State: | 4.6 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Helena, Georgia
- 0no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 2272 bedrooms
- 1663 bedrooms
- 1054 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Georgia
- 60no bedroom
- 211 bedroom
- 1362 bedrooms
- 1593 bedrooms
- 594 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 73no vehicle
- 1741 vehicle
- 2362 vehicles
- 203 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in renter-occupied apartments
- 95no vehicle
- 2021 vehicle
- 912 vehicles
- 463 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Helena, Georgia
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 63 rooms
- 674 rooms
- 2645 rooms
- 706 rooms
- 677 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 249+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Georgia
- 601 room
- 62 rooms
- 83 rooms
- 764 rooms
- 1955 rooms
- 36 rooms
- 437 rooms
- 448 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Helena, GA household income distribution
- 89Less than $10,000
- 173$10,000 to $19,999
- 115$20,000 to $29,999
- 60$30,000 to $39,999
- 118$40,000 to $49,999
- 49$50,000 to $59,999
- 19$60,000 to $74,999
- 73$75,000 to $99,999
- 10$100,000 to $124,999
Rent paid by renters in 2014_5yr in Helena, GA
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- 15Less than $100
- 12$100 to $149
- 70$150 to $199
- 9$200 to $249
- 54$250 to $299
- 34$300 to $349
- 28$350 to $399
- 24$400 to $449
- 33$450 to $499
- 6$500 to $549
- 14$550 to $599
- 4$800 to $899
- 80No cash rent
Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.6%
Number of people working at home: 0 (0.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 10
- 5 to 9 minutes: 4
- 10 to 14 minutes: 276
- 15 to 19 minutes: 104
- 20 to 24 minutes: 13
- 25 to 29 minutes: 0
- 30 to 34 minutes: 3
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 15
- 60 to 89 minutes: 76
- 90 or more minutes: 9
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 383 (77.1%)
- Carpooled: 101 (20.3%)
- Walked: 5 (1.0%)
- Other means: 2 (0.4%)
- Worked at home: 6 (1.2%)
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 6.1%Males
- 0.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 5.1%Males
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 9.5%Males
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Helena, Georgia
- 82010 or later
- 02000 to 2009
- 71990 to 1999
- 01980 to 1989
- 01970 to 1979
- 2Before 1970
First ancestries reported:
- English: 892 (33.4%)
- American: 122 (4.6%)
- Irish: 4 (0.1%)
- Scotch-Irish: 3 (0.1%)
- African: 3 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Helena: | 80.5% (136) |
| Georgia: | 100.0% (-1) |
| Helena: | 7.1% (12) |
| Georgia: | 100.0% (-1) |
| Helena: | 4.1% (7) |
| Georgia: | 100.0% (-1) |
| Helena: | 3.0% (5) |
| Georgia: | 100.0% (-1) |
| Helena: | 2.4% (4) |
| Georgia: | 100.0% (-1) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,288
- Other state: 537
- Northeast: 75
- Midwest: 106
- South: 340
- West: 12
98.4% of Helena residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 10.2% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100.0% lived in Georgia.
| Helena: | 98.4% |
| State average: | 86.6% |
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 12
- Nursery to 4th grade: 5
- 5th and 6th grade: 35
- 7th and 8th grade: 27
- 9th grade: 109
- 10th grade: 146
- 11th grade: 76
- 12th grade, no diploma: 35
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 918
- Less than 1 year of college: 8
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 57
- Associate degree: 9
- Bachelor's degree: 85
- Master's degree: 8
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 6
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 8
- 7th and 8th grade: 37
- 9th grade: 26
- 10th grade: 6
- 11th grade: 6
- 12th grade, no diploma: 0
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 465
- Less than 1 year of college: 0
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 46
- Associate degree: 9
- Bachelor's degree: 57
- Master's degree: 0
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 3
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 666
- One, attached: 5
- 3 or 4: 75
- 5 to 9: 34
- 50 or more: 3
- Mobile homes: 335
Median worth of mobile homes: $38,267
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 7.7%
House/condo owner moved in on average 29 years ago
Renter moved in on average 12 years ago
- 92.4%Electricity
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.2%Utility gas
- 91.9%Electricity
- 6.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.8%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Georgia: | 12.1% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Georgia: | 10.8% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Georgia: | 17.1% |
