Helen, Georgia

Demographics

People

Total Population	372
Male Share of the Population	50.8%
Female Share of the Population	49.2%
Senior Citizens	31.5%
Employed Population 16+	173
Age of the Population	56

Families

% of people married	55.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	25.4%
Median Earnings25+	$31,389
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$18,077

Wealth

Median Family Income	$55,893
% Above Poverty Level	82.8%
% Below Poverty Level	17.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	1.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	20.2%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	40%
Median Gross Rent	$963
Median House Value	$230,600

Ancestry

English	23.4%
Irish	17.7%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.1%
German	14.5%
West Indian	3.5%
Bahamian	2.7%
Polish	2.2%
Czech	1.9%
Italian	1.9%
French Except Basque	1.6%
Turkish	1.1%
Jamaican	0.8%
Scottish	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Danishn	0.5%
Swedish	0.5%
Austrian	0.5%
Greek	0.5%
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Helen Almanac

Category	Value
County	White County
Standard Zip Codes	30545
Phone Area Codes	706
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	34.7
Approximate Longitude	-83.72

Helen Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HELEN
Distance	1.4 miles
Jan Temp	27 to 48 F
Apr Temp	42 to 70 F
Jul Temp	64 to 86 F
Oct Temp	45 to 70 F
Annual Precip	70.9 inches

Station	BLAIRSVILLE EXP STA
Distance	16.1 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 47 F
Apr Temp	40 to 67 F
Jul Temp	62 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 69 F
Annual Precip	58.1 inches

Station	TOCCOA
Distance	24.5 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 51 F
Apr Temp	47 to 72 F
Jul Temp	68 to 88 F
Oct Temp	50 to 72 F
Annual Precip	60.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Baldwin	3,397	$40,865
Clarkesville	1,735	$53,750
Clermont	937	$81,750
Cleveland	3,779	$46,087
Demorest	2,130	$52,500
Hiawassee	908	$73,438

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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