Lake Helen is home to 2,918 people in Florida. Households here earn about 56% more than in Florida as a whole. Few US cities rank higher on income. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. The median age is 42.8, about 4 years above the US median.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $116,250, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
28% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 276%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lake Helen
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$123,124 → $441,200(+258%)US over the same years: +67%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$54,846 → $116,250(+112%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants84.8% → 79.2%(−5.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)6%(10)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)1.2%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era72.9%(121)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.8%(8)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 166 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Lake Helen, decade by decade
Lake Helen population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,315
$54,846
$123,124
8.2%
25.8
2000
2,743
$62,987
$117,315
13.4%
32.6
2010
2,624
$78,957
$202,695
11.6%
35.1
2020
2,842
$61,884
$192,593
19.1%
40.5
2024
2,918
$116,250
$441,200
27.6%
24.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
