Helix is home to 471 people in Oregon. Households here earn about 129% more than in Oregon as a whole. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Since 2000 the city has more than doubled, up 288 people. Households take in $190,270 a year at the median, 131% more than the country as a whole. 89% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $190,270, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
7% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 52%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Helix
What changed most since 1990
Population149 → 471(+216%)US over the same years: +35%
Median household income (2024 dollars)$69,002 → $190,270(+176%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants68.5% → 88.9%(+20.4 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)24.8%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)52.5%(53)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era11.9%(12)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 101 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
Helix, decade by decade
Helix 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
149
$69,002
$90,003
10.9%
6.5
2000
183
$58,825
$148,101
9.5%
15.6
2010
184
$90,810
$206,866
20.3%
43.3
2020
194
$132,756
$227,985
14.7%
23.4
2024
471
$190,270
$225,600
7.3%
58.8
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.
