Helena, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 14,158 (Urban population: 11,206, Rural population: 2,952 (20 farm, 2,932 nonfarm))

Helena, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,901 (3,770 occupied: 3,604 owner occupied, 166 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	4%
State:	28%

Housing density: 228 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $639 (lower quartile is $529, upper quartile is $884)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $357

Median gross rent in Helena, AL in 2007: $810

Housing units in Helena with a mortgage: 3,120 (307 second mortgage, 425 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 291

Helena,AL index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $185,768 (it was $128,500 in 2000)

Helena:	$185,768
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $142,459 - $210,453

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $203,206
Here: $203,206
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $125,152
Here: $125,152
State: $137,814

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $32,374
Here: $32,374
State: $223,768

Mobile homes: $162,153
Here: $162,153
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 10,134

In family households: 9,188 (2,392 male householders, 552 female householders)
2,619 spouses, 3,377 children (3,069 natural, 99 adopted, 209 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 36 other relatives, 61 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 946 (335 male householders (235 living alone)), 471 female householders (441 living alone)), 140 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,129 2-persons, 697 3-persons, 814 4-persons, 228 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 676 1-person, 125 2-persons, 5 3-persons.

2,549 married couples with children.
281 single-parent households (52 men, 229 women).

97.0% of residents of Helena speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 51% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 150 (1.5%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.0
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Helena, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 53 4 rooms: 213 5 rooms: 911 6 rooms: 1,130 7 rooms: 625 8 rooms: 426 9 or more rooms: 227

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 38 5 rooms: 88 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 21 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 507
1995 to 1998: 1,218
1990 to 1994: 967
1980 to 1989: 665
1970 to 1979: 308
1960 to 1969: 68
1950 to 1959: 84
1940 to 1949: 46
1939 or earlier: 38

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Helena:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 376 3 bedrooms: 2,385 4 bedrooms: 697 5 or more bedrooms: 75

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Helena:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 83 3 bedrooms: 74 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 23 1 vehicle: 720 2 vehicles: 2,092 3 vehicles: 557 4 vehicles: 140 5 or more vehicles: 72

Cars and other vehicles available in Helena in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 76 2 vehicles: 68 3 vehicles: 15 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Helena, AL:

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 10
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 8
$35,000 to $39,999: 10
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 13
$70,000 to $79,999: 21
$80,000 to $89,999: 23
$90,000 to $99,999: 20
$100,000 to $124,999: 220
$125,000 to $149,999: 598
$150,000 to $174,999: 1023
$175,000 to $199,999: 1115
$200,000 to $249,999: 1413
$250,000 to $299,999: 152
$300,000 to $399,999: 109
$400,000 to $499,999: 51
$500,000 to $749,999: 54
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 40

Helena rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Helena:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 10
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 8
$500 to $549: 11
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 19
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 20
$900 to $999: 13
$1,000 to $1,249: 34
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 57 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 36 1980 to 1984: 27 1975 to 1979: 14 1970 to 1974: 16 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

Helena, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.6%
Number of people working at home: 135 (2.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 156
5 to 9 minutes: 323
10 to 14 minutes: 564
15 to 19 minutes: 501
20 to 24 minutes: 482
25 to 29 minutes: 412
30 to 34 minutes: 1399
35 to 39 minutes: 212
40 to 44 minutes: 384
45 to 59 minutes: 875
60 to 89 minutes: 268
90 or more minutes: 142

Helena mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,241 (90%)
Carpooled: 418 (7%)
Bicycle: 14 (0%)
Walked: 27 (0%)
Other means: 18 (0%)
Worked at home: 135 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 61
$10,000 to $14,999: 66
$15,000 to $19,999: 71
$20,000 to $24,999: 182
$25,000 to $29,999: 78
$30,000 to $34,999: 154
$35,000 to $39,999: 211
$40,000 to $44,999: 270
$45,000 to $49,999: 189
$50,000 to $59,999: 395
$60,000 to $74,999: 744
$75,000 to $99,999: 852
$100,000 to $124,999: 249
$125,000 to $149,999: 79
$150,000 to $199,999: 117
$200,000 or more: 32

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1632

Other groups: 1149

English: 1026

Irish: 793

German: 781

Italian: 390

Scottish: 333

Scotch-Irish: 307

French (except Basque): 256

European: 81

British: 63

Swedish: 63

Polish: 45

Dutch: 38

Welsh: 37

Greek: 30

Czech: 27

French Canadian: 26

Ukrainian: 23

Canadian: 16

Hungarian: 16

Norwegian: 14

Austrian: 10

Turkish: 10

Arab:: 8

Lebanese: 8

Portuguese: 8

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Yugoslavian: 8

Australian: 7

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (26%)
Korea (19%)
Mexico (13%)
France (9%)
United Kingdom (7%)
India (7%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6606
Northeast: 328
Midwest: 610
South: 2180
West: 196

45% of Helena residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 28
9th grade: 54
10th grade: 14
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 435
Less than 1 year of college: 158
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 658
Associate degree: 191
Bachelor's degree: 1,179
Master's degree: 241
Professional school degree: 65
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 17
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 65
High school graduate (or equivalency): 783
Less than 1 year of college: 267
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 583
Associate degree: 200
Bachelor's degree: 1,143
Master's degree: 269
Professional school degree: 60
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $76,771
Black householders: $71,461
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $62,471
Asian householders: $125,407
Two or more races householders: $70,164
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $23,632

Helena household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Helena household income for Black householders

Helena household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Helena marital status for males

Helena marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $185,479
Black or African American householders: $196,321
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $219,596
Asian householders: $224,945

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,448
One, attached: 295
Two: 19
3 or 4: 6
5 to 9: 27
Mobile homes: 106

Median worth of mobile homes: $39,590

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Helena:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (54%) Utility gas (44%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (79%) Utility gas (16%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 221

Here:	17.1%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	7.9%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Here:	5.6%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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