Florida · Census place 38025
Lake Helen city, FL
Quick answer
Lake Helen city has 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.
- 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
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
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