Helena, GA Demographic Data
Helena, GA Summary
Helena is located in Telfair County in Georgia
- Population: 2,957
- Area: 2.12 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.10 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.02 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,398.10 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 207.35 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Helena, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
951
32%
50.8
Male
1,989
68%
49.2
Total Population
2,940
318,857,056
Helena, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
122
4.1%
6.2
5 to 9 Years
107
3.6%
6.4
10 to 14 Years
107
3.6%
6.5
15 to 19 Years
119
4.0%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
274
9.3%
7.1
25 to 34 Years
565
19.2%
13.6
35 to 44 Years
571
19.4%
12.8
45 to 54 Years
330
11.2%
13.6
55 to 59 Years
157
5.3%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
120
4.1%
5.9
65 to 74 Years
295
10.0%
8.3
75 to 84 Years
98
3.3%
4.3
85 Years and Over
75
2.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
2,541
86.4%
76.9
Male
1,790
70.4%
48.6
Female
751
29.6%
51.4
21 Years and over
2,451
83.4%
72.7
62 Years and over
555
18.9%
17.9
65 Years and over
468
15.9%
14.5
Male
146
31.2%
44.0
Female
322
68.8%
56.0
Median Age (years)
37
NR
NR
Helena, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
2,940
100.0%
97.0
White
1,379
46.9%
73.4
Black or African American
1,497
50.9%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
12
0.4%
0.8
Asian
15
0.5%
5.2
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.1
Chinese
11
0.4%
1.2
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.5
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.5
Other Asian
4
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
37
1.3%
4.7
Two or More Races
0
0.0%
3.0
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
277
9.4%
17.3
Mexican
223
7.6%
11.1
Puerto Rican
40
1.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Hispanic or Latino
14
0.5%
4.0
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,663
90.6%
82.7
Helena, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
188
8.5%
5.6
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
518
23.4%
7.5
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,262
57.1%
27.7
Some college, no degree
108
4.9%
21.0
Associate's Degree
14
0.6%
8.2
Bachelor's Degree
108
4.9%
18.7
Graduate or professional degree
13
0.6%
11.4
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
706
31.9%
13.1
High School Graduate or Higher
1,505
68.1%
87.0
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
121
5.5%
30.1
Helena, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,344
51.6%
33.3%
Now Married
886
34.0%
47.7
Divorced
151
5.8%
11.0%
Separated
34
1.3%
2.1
Widowed
189
7.3
5.9%
Helena, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,608
92.5%
78.9%
Languages other than english
210
7.5%
21.1%
Spanish
199
7.1%
13.1%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.6%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
11
0.4%
3.4%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.0%
Helena, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
133
16.0%
7.3
$10,000 to $14,999
190
22.9%
5.3
$15,000 to $24,999
89
10.7%
10.5
$25,000 to $34,999
150
18.1%
10.0
$35,000 to $49,999
139
16.7%
13.5
$50,000 to $74,999
67
8.1%
17.8
$75,000 to $99,999
56
6.7%
12.0
$100,000 to $149,000
7
0.8%
13.1
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.2
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
5.3
Median household income
25,186
53,657
Per capita income
8,404
28,889
Helena, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
20
4.3%
2.0
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
10
2.1%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.3
Educational services, health care and social assistance
155
33.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
14
3.0%
6.5
Information
0
0.0%
2.2
Manufacturing
100
21.4%
10.3
Other services except public administration
17
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
4
0.9%
11.1
Public administration
75
16.0%
4.7
Retail trade
48
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
17
3.6%
5.0
Wholesale trade
8
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Management, professional, and related occupations
122
26.1%
36.9%
Service occupations
109
23.3%
18.2%
Sales and office occupations
68
14.5%
23.7%
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
20
4.3%
8.9%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
149
31.8%
12.3%
Helena, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
468
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
449
95.9%
76.5
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
16
3.4%
9.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.2
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
3
0.6%
1.9
Worked at home
0
0.0%
4.5
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.6
26.0
Helena, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
149
17.9%
9.1
1 vehicles
333
40.1%
33.7
2 vehicles
290
34.9%
37.3
3 or more
59
7.1%
19.9
Helena, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
831
80.4%
87.5
Owner Occupied
446
53.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
385
46.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
202
19.6%
12.5
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
NR
NR
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
NR
NR
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.0
NR
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
NR
2.6
Helena, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,033
1 room
53
5.1%
2.0
2 rooms
11
1.1%
2.5
3 rooms
24
2.3%
9.2
4 rooms
171
16.6%
16.6
5 rooms
505
48.9%
20.4
6 rooms
77
7.5%
17.9
7 rooms
114
11.0%
12.1
8 rooms
57
5.5%
8.4
9 rooms or more
21
2.0%
10.8
Median Rooms
5
Helena, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
1,033
1-unit, detached
614
59.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
5
0.5%
5.8
2-units
0
0.0%
3.8
3 or 4 units
70
6.8%
4.5
5 to 9 units
32
3.1%
4.9
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.6
20 or more units
3
0.3%
8.7
Mobile home
309
29.9%
6.3
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Helena, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
2010 or later
0
0.0%
2.0%
2000 to 2009
41
4.0%
14.6%
1990 to 1999
109
10.6%
14.0%
1980 to 1989
122
11.8%
13.7%
1970 to 1979
151
14.6%
15.7%
1960 to 1969
193
18.7%
11.0%
1950 to 1959
193
18.7%
10.6%
1940 to 1949
162
15.7%
5.2%
1939 or earlier
62
6.0%
13.1%
Helena, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
17
2.0%
48.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
48
5.8%
4.8
Electricity
766
92.2%
37.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
5.3
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
2.1
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.2
Helena, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
79
47174889.0
$2,000 or more
0
0.0%
27.6%
$1,500 to 1,999
0
0.0%
19.9%
$300 to $499
0
0.0%
1.8%
Less than $300
0
0.0%
0.3%
$1,000 to 1,499
25
31.6%
29.2%
$500 to $699
25
31.6%
5.6%
$700 to $999
29
36.7%
15.7%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
42
53.2%
42.1%
20.0% to 24.9%
6
7.6%
16.0%
25.0% to 29.9%
14
17.7%
11.1%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
7.4%
35.0% or more
17
21.5%
23.4%
Not Computed
0
NR
NR
Helena, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
305
40,975,355
$1,000 to 1,499
0
0.0%
27.2%
$1,500 or more
0
0.0%
16.8%
Less than $200
21
6.9%
1.4%
$500 to $749
58
19.0%
20.4%
$200 to $299
62
20.3%
3.1%
$750 to $999
71
23.3%
24.1%
$300 to $499
93
30.5%
7.0%
No Cash Rent
80
NR
2,292,077
Median (Dollars)
477
NR
934
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
52
17.7%
12.0%
15.0% to 19.9%
37
12.6%
12.3%
20.0% to 24.9%
47
16.0%
12.6%
25.0% to 29.9%
31
10.6%
11.4%
30.0% to 34.9%
42
14.3%
9.2%
35.0% or more
84
28.7%
42.6%
Not Computed
92
NR
NR
Helena, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
446
73,991,995
Less then $50,000
290
65.0%
9.8%
$50,000 to $99,999
118
26.5%
9.8%
$100,000 to $149,000
31
7.0%
15.2%
$150,000 to $199,000
7
1.6%
14.7%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
16.1%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
8.8%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
2.4%
Median (Dollars)
41,600
181,200
