Helena.
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Alabama·Shelby County
8 tracts·32K people·$331K median·1,427/mi²
White 70 · Black 18 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 4 · Asian 3 · Other 1
Married couple 67 · Living alone 19 · Other 15
Retail 24 · Health 24 · Manufacturing 19 · Professional 14 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 4 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 55 · Sales · office 20 · Service 10 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 73 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 12 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Helena is $330,700 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Helena has 21,769 residents across 6 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 70.0% White, 18.0% Black, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Multiracial, 2.5% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 51.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 3.2% (Census ACS).
Helena Intermediate School is the elementary school with reported scores (67%); Helena Middle is the middle school with reported scores (47%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,574/month, in line with the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Helena is $115,139 a year, 34% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Helena, median rent is $1,574/month and the median home value is $330,700 (Census ACS).
Helena reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 72 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 59 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Helena are landslide (86), lightning (73) and tornado (72), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Helena scores 6.4 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 0.3% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).