Moving to Helena, Alabama
About Helena, Alabama
Helena () is a city in Jefferson and Shelby counties in the state of Alabama. Helena is considered a suburb of Birmingham and part of the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area. As of 2022 the United States Census Bureau estimates the population to be 21,862.
Helena is highly regarded as a place to live and raise children; Business Week ranked the city as the 13th "Best Place to Raise Your Kids" in 2007. It has the eighth-lowest crime rate per population in the U.S., and the city was ranked in Money magazine's 2007 list of "Best Places to Live: Top 100" in the U.S., placing at number 91. The Alabama League of Municipalities awarded Helena the 2008 Municipal Achievement Award (population 10,001 to 20,000).
Helena initially incorporated in 1877, but reincorporated in 1917 after errors were discovered in the initial incorporation papers. Its population was not recorded separately in the U.S. Census until 1920, reflecting the later date of incorporation.
Gender
Gender | Helena | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Female | 52.1% | 51.7% | 50.8% |
Male | 47.9% | 48.3% | 49.2% |
Gender
Household Income
Income | Helena | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
Less than $10,000 | 4.1% | 8.1% | 5.8% |
$10,000 to $14,999 | 3% | 5.6% | 4.1% |
$15,000 to $24,999 | 2% | 10.9% | 8.5% |
$25,000 to $34,999 | 2.6% | 10.5% | 8.6% |
$35,000 to $49,999 | 9.8% | 13.2% | 12.0% |
$50,000 to $74,999 | 19% | 17.5% | 17.2% |
$75,000 to $99,999 | 19.1% | 11.8% | 12.8% |
$100,000 to $149,999 | 24% | 13.1% | 15.6% |
$150,000 to $199,999 | 7.5% | 4.9% | 7.1% |
$200,000 or more | 8.9% | 4.4% | 8.3% |
Education
Education | Helena | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
< 9th Grade | 2% | 4% | 5.0% |
9-12th Grade | 2% | 9% | 7.0% |
High School or GED | 17% | 30% | 27.0% |
Other College | 23% | 22% | 20.0% |
Associate's Degree | 10% | 9% | 9% |
Bachelor's Degree | 32% | 16% | 20.0% |
Master's Degree | 10% | 7% | 9.0% |
Professional Degree | 2% | 2% | 2.0% |
Doctorate Degree | 2% | 1% | 1.0% |
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity
Ethnicity | Helena | Alabama | Country |
---|---|---|---|
White | 72.1% | 65.2% | 60.1% |
African American | 17.2% | 26.4% | 12.2% |
American Indian | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Asian | 1.2% | 1.4% | 5.6% |
Hawaiian | 0.1% | 0% | 0.2% |
Other | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Multiracial | 4.2% | 1.9% | 2.8% |
Hispanic | 4.7% | 4.4% | 18.2% |
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