Helen, GA Population

Overview

470

Total Population

59.4

Median age

42.55%

Female population %

135:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

89.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

Zero

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Helen's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Helen is 59.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Helen's population under 18 was 11.28%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Helen's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 38.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Helen, 8.30% were under the age of 15, 18.30% aged 15 to 29, 34.47% aged 30 to 64, 36.38% aged 65 to 84, and 2.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 70 less females than males in Helen:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 42.55% females and 57.45% males in Helen, GA.
The Helen, GA gender ratio is 135:100 i.e. 135 men to 100 women (1.350).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 58.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 41.

Helen's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Helen population: 94.04% are White, 3.62% are Asian and 2.34% are multiracial.
Helen's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, Zero is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 47 (100% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Helen is White with a population of 442 (94.04% of the total population).

Helen's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 864 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Helen's population increased by 54 (11.79%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Helen's population increased by 22 (4.30%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Helen's population was lowest in year 2000 at 458.