What is the population of Lake Helen city?

Lake Helen city has 2,877 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #610 of 955 in Florida.

What is the median household income in Lake Helen city?

Median household income in Lake Helen city is $94,952 a year, 20.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lake Helen city?

Median gross rent is $1,255 a month and the median home value is $344,900, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.

Is Lake Helen city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lake Helen city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Lake Helen, FL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Lake Helen, Florida (Lake Helen, FL — Census place “Lake Helen city”) is 2,877 residents, ranking #610 of 955 places in Florida. Median household income is $94,952, the median home is worth $344,900 and median gross rent runs $1,255 a month. Looking for the Lake Helen Florida ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Lake Helen, FL: 32744.

Population: 2,877Lake Helen city residents
Median household income: $94,952Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $344,900Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,255Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 82.3%Owner-occupied households

Lake Helen ZIP codes (Florida)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Lake Helen.

The Lake Helen FL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

32744

What the numbers mean in Lake Helen city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Lake Helen city median would spend about 15.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.4% of residents and 82.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Lake Helen city, FL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Lake Helen city is a small town in Florida, with 2,877 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #610 of 955 ranked by population — larger than 36% of them. The median age here is 43.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Lake Helen city earn a median of $94,952 a year, 20.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 38% above the $68,617 median for the 775 Florida cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 8.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Lake Helen city is valued at $344,900, 13.7% above the national figure and 13% above the $305,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,255 a month, 10.7% below the national figure, or roughly $15,060 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 15.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 82.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is the population of Lake Helen city?: Lake Helen city has 2,877 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #610 of 955 in Florida.
What is the median household income in Lake Helen city?: Median household income in Lake Helen city is $94,952 a year, 20.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Lake Helen city?: Median gross rent is $1,255 a month and the median home value is $344,900, so rent absorbs about 15.9% of median household income.
Is Lake Helen city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Lake Helen city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 15.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Lake Helen city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.