Helper is home to 2,698 people in Utah. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 44.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 40% less than in Utah as a whole. The foreign-born share is 1%. Growth has run 33% since 2000, or 673 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 44.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Helper
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate6.5% → 17.6%(+11.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants82.1% → 75.6%(−6.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.8% → 20.0%(+10.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)29.1%(23)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(12)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era13.9%(11)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.9%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 79 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
Helper, decade by decade
Helper 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
2,123
$60,280
$116,643
9.8%
29.3
2000
2,025
$54,744
$139,539
9.8%
32.6
2010
2,201
$57,543
$129,328
12.0%
36.7
2020
2,112
$67,583
$175,018
14.7%
40.3
2024
2,698
$56,875
$209,800
20.0%
31.6
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.
