Helen, Georgia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	390
Male Share of the Population	50%
Female Share of the Population	50%
Senior Citizens	33.3%
Employed Population 16+	187
Age of the Population	58

Families

% of people married	62.4%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	22.9%
Median Earnings25+	$35,066
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$23,214

Wealth

Median Family Income	$83,333
% Above Poverty Level	83.3%
% Below Poverty Level	16.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	34 minutes
% Working from Home	3.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	17.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	42.4%
Median Gross Rent	$546
Median House Value	$241,700

Ancestry

English	20.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.2%
Irish	14.9%
German	12.6%
Scottish	2.8%
West Indian	2.8%
Bahamian	2.3%
Italian	2.3%
Polish	2.1%
Canadian	2.1%
French Except Basque	2.1%
Greek	1.3%
Swedish	0.8%
Jamaican	0.5%
Danishn	0.5%
Dutch	0.5%
Austrian	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	3,482	$45,668
Clarkesville	1,706	$69,444
Clermont	902	$76,635
Cleveland	3,834	$50,811
Demorest	2,027	$56,319
Hiawassee	753	$78,875

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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