Helena, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Helena is 1st in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Residents younger than 18

Helena is 6th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Home ownership rate

Helena is 6th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Residents younger than 5

Helena is 7th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in People per household

Helena is 8th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Income per household

Helena is 10th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Helena is 12th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Helena is 15th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Income per capita

Helena is 17th in Alabama out of 114 other cities in Home median value

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	17,209	33rd	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	20.3	53rd	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	825.4	49th	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	8.8%	6th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	30.7%	1st	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	6.7%	113th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.0%	12th	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	46.3%	10th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	82.5%	28th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	13.1%	81st	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%	95th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.5%	24th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	97th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	72nd	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.3%	49th	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	80.7%	27th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	51.7%	81st	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.6%	25th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	6,268	46th	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	0.7%	110th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	5,682	42nd	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	89.8%	6th	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$178,800	17th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.8	7th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$31,142	15th	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$81,140	8th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.8%	90th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Helena	Rank	Alabama	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,416	48th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$49,862	91st	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$3,434	95th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$5,979	90th	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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