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Helen, GA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Helen is $24,640, which is about the same as the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Helen median household income is $30,625, which has shrunk by 6.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Helen residents spend 20.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #103

Helen, GA	24,640 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helen, GA	14,896 USD
Georgia	29,424 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helen, GA	17,500 USD
Georgia	33,645 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Helen, GA	13,438 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #395

Helen, GA	30,625 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Helen, GA	46,456 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #499

Helen, GA		-6.96%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Helen, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.73%	$12,386, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	48.98%	$16,722, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.44%	$2,400, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.05%	$39,496, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Helen, GA	34,464 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Helen, GA	55,615 USD
Georgia	78,856 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Helen, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$38,750, see rank	$56,472	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Helen, GA	Georgia	U.S.
25 to 44	$7,404, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$27,917, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$46,250, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Helen, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	250, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	121, 48.40%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	84, 69.42%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 7.44%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	75, 61.98%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	65, 86.67%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 13.33%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	37, 30.58%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	129, 51.60%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	55, 42.64%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	55, 42.64%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	55, 100.00%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	74, 57.36%, see rank	41.73%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Helen, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	119, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	89, 74.79%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	20, 16.81%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 5.88%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 2.52%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Helen, GA	20.7 minutes
Georgia	27.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Helen, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	120	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	65, 54.17%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	29, 44.62%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11, 16.92%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 20.00%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 13.85%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 4.62%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	55, 45.83%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8, 14.55%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	15, 27.27%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27, 49.09%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 9.09%, see rank	6.88%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Helen, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	120, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	9, 7.50%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5, 4.17%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 1.67%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13, 10.83%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	4, 3.33%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17, 14.17%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 1.67%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8, 6.67%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	51, 42.50%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	9, 7.50%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Helen, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	95	35.32%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	37	43.53%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.