30545 Zip Code (Helen, GA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 964
Zip code population in 2010: 936
Zip code population in 2000: 783

Houses and condos: 1,044
Renter-occupied apartments: 100
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 30545: 82.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 24 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,350 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,839 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 30545:

• High school or higher: 97.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 20.3%
• Unemployed: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 30545:

• Never married: 23.2%
• Now married: 56.0%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 11.4%

• 
• • 89793.1%White
  • 404.2%Asian
  • 232.4%Two or more races
  • 20.2%Black
  • 10.1%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 30545, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $55,527 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,527
State:	$70,847

Salary/wage: $39,096 (reported on 74.2% of returns)

Here:	$39,096
State:	$59,126

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1285.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2987.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6592.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8543.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22810.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,394 (reported on 25.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,394
Georgia:	$2,011

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs below $25k, 38.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 926.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,218 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,218
State:	$8,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.2% for AGIs below $25k, 132.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1203.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,155 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	+$9,155
State:	+$28,402

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 110.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3036.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,973 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	+$11,973
State:	+$6,707

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.1% for AGIs below $25k, 177.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1152.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1426.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,650 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

30545:	$18,650
Georgia:	$20,525

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 307.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2396.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,475 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,475
State:	$34,001

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1600.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2463.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $6,400 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$6,400
State:	$14,164

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 853.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,125 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

30545:	$8,125
State:	$7,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 317.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 660.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,080 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,080
State:	$2,530

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $25k, 50.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.9%

Here:	92%
State:	93%

(% for various income ranges: 91.3% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 30545, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,294 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,294
State:	$56,131

Salary/wage: $28,289 (reported on 73.1% of returns)

Here:	$28,289
State:	$47,942

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.1% for AGIs below $25k, 61.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 27.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,941 (reported on 32.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,941
Georgia:	$1,706

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,580 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,580
State:	$7,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,071 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,071
State:	+$16,323

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,354 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$18,354
State:	+$7,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.8% for AGIs below $25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,760 (reported on 9.6% of returns)

30545:	$14,760
Georgia:	$17,199

Total itemized deductions: $22,460 (26% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns)

Here:	$22,460
State:	$23,886

Here:	25.9% of AGI
State:	21.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 16.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,490 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,490
State:	$5,507

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,060 (reported on 28.8% of returns)

30545:	$6,060
State:	$7,838

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,750 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,750
State:	$2,589

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.5%

Here:	62%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 57.7% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 30545, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,339 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,339
State:	$47,553

Salary/wage: $28,187 (reported on 71.6% of returns)

Here:	$28,187
State:	$42,178

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 288.0% for AGIs below $10k, 72.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 38.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,754 (reported on 42.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,754
Georgia:	$1,772

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $3,950 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,950
State:	$4,283

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,152 (reported on 20.9% of returns)

Here:	+$9,152
State:	+$16,461

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,180 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,180
State:	+$8,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.7% for AGIs below $10k, 11.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,500 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

30545:	$2,500
Georgia:	$2,969

Total itemized deductions: $17,995 (28% of AGI, reported on 31.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,995
State:	$19,944

Here:	28.0% of AGI
State:	22.6% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.1% for AGIs below $10k, 18.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,941 (6% of AGI, reported on 25.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,941
State:	$4,354

Here:	5.6% of AGI
State:	4.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,861 (reported on 71.1% of returns)

30545:	$4,861
State:	$8,223

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,520 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,520
State:	$1,986

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.9%

Here:	71%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 74.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 30571, 30528, 30546, 30523, 30512, 30582.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 46
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 362

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 37 (0 now married, 37 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 142 (81 now married, 60 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 30545 with a mortgage: 171 (36 second mortgage, 31 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,492
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $483

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 30545 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 13$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 70$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 62$75,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 45$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$150,000 to $199,999
• 30$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 30545

• 2$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$80,000 to $89,999
• 8$100,000 to $124,999
• 11$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 32$175,000 to $199,999
• 22$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999
• 87$300,000 to $399,999
• 59$400,000 to $499,999
• 35$500,000 to $749,999
• 16$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 30545

• 21$100 to $149
• 2$150 to $199
• 1$250 to $299
• 15$550 to $599
• 12$800 to $899
• 19$900 to $999
• 4$1,250 to $1,499
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $758.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $220,857.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $302,680
• Asian householders: $453,856

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $360,774 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $221,689 - $479,382

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $326,494

Here:	$326,494
State:	$376,364

Townhouses or other attached units: $373,302

Here:	$373,302
State:	$341,709

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $797,438

Here:	$797,438
State:	$250,092

Mobile homes: $127,528

Here:	$127,528
State:	$102,413

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,137

Here:	$75,137
State:	$86,124

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 727
• One, attached: 44
• Two: 40
• 3 or 4: 89
• 5 to 9: 50
• 10 to 19: 39
• 20 to 49: 12
• Mobile homes: 41

Unemployment: 1.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 30545

• 79.0%318Drove a car alone
• 5.7%23Carpooled
• 4.5%18Walked
• 7.7%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 30545

• 72Less than 5 minutes
• 705 to 9 minutes
• 2510 to 14 minutes
• 2715 to 19 minutes
• 8920 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 1430 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 1845 to 59 minutes
• 1060 to 89 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 964

• Male householders: 225 (97 living alone), Female householders: 184 (29 living alone)

• 240 spouses (240 opposite-sex spouses), 4 unmarried partners, (4 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 243 children (192 natural, 0 adopted, 51 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 21 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 132 2-persons, 112 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 3 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 127 1-person, 10 2-persons

68 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (1 men, 63 women).

97.2% of residents of 30545 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (39% very well, 61% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CIRCLE K #1222 (7934 GA HWY 75 MAIN ST in HELEN, GA)

  STATE MASTER (Georgia's Geographic Environmental Information) - UST-2, UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK PROGRAM, UST-3, UST-1,
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CIRCLE K STORES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , NANCY THI CHEN (CONTACT/OWNER) , ATLANTA PETROL EQUIP (INSTALLER)
  

• 138 EDELWEISS STRASSE ( in HELEN, GA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: CITY OF HELEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: HELEN, CITY OF, HELEN (LAS)

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.6%

Population in 1990: 469. Population change in the 1990s: +314 (+67.0%).

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

• This state: 479
• Northeast: 139
• Midwest: 89
• South: 138
• West: 76

49% of the 30545 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Georgia.

88% of the 30545 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 86% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 4 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 5)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Amusement Arcades (10-19: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 10. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 28 took place in 2016, and the least - 0 in 2004. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (57.3%), and Outside Fires (23.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 30545
• 9057.3%Structure Fires
• 3723.6%Outside Fires
• 2415.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 63.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 30545, Georgia

Most common first names in zip code 30545 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	74.2 years
William	11	65.8 years
Charles	9	71.1 years
Mary	8	73.5 years
John	7	70.3 years
Thomas	7	65.6 years
Robert	6	67.0 years
Richard	4	68.0 years
Ruby	4	79.5 years
Ann	3	72.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 30545 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Vandiver	11	83.8 years
Abernathy	10	70.7 years
Sims	9	81.2 years
Allison	6	70.3 years
Adams	5	81.4 years
Brown	5	74.6 years
Ramey	5	77.2 years
Taylor	5	77.6 years
Edwards	4	72.7 years
Cannon	4	64.0 years

Businesses in zip code 30545
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Quality	1
Best Western	1		Ramada	2
Circle K	1		Rodeway Inn	1
Days Inn	1		Super 8	1
Econo Lodge	1		Wendy's	1
Hilton	1