Helena, Alabama

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Population in July 2007: 14,158. Population change since 2000: +34.1%

Males: 4,902	(47.6%)
Females: 5,394	(52.4%)

Shelby County

Median resident age:	31.4 years
Alabama median age:	35.8 years

Zip codes: 35080.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $69,200 (it was $62,908 in 2000)

Helena	$69,200
Alabama:	$36,879

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $152,900 (it was $128,800 in 2000)

Helena	$152,900
Alabama:	$97,500

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Races in Helena:

White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
Black (5.0%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Helena: 94.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (15.9%), English (13.3%), German (11.5%), Irish (11.3%), Italian (4.6%), Scottish (4.1%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 17.1 square miles.

Population density: 773 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Helena

High school or higher: 95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.9%
Unemployed: 0.9%
Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Helena city

Never married: 17.8%
Now married: 70.5%
Separated: 0.5%
Widowed: 2.9%
Divorced: 8.3%

150 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.5%
Alabama:	2.0%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Helena, Alabama in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Helena to the number of sex offenders is 6600 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Helena:	0.4% ($507)
Alabama:	0.3% ($289)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Hoover, AL (8.2 miles , pop. 62,742).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Birmingham, AL (17.2 miles , pop. 242,820).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (594.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Alabaster, AL (4.0 miles ), Pelham, AL (5.2 miles ), Greenwood, AL (6.4 miles ), Hoover, AL (8.2 miles ), Indian Springs Village, AL (10.0 miles ), Bessemer, AL (10.4 miles ), Lipscomb, AL (11.2 miles ), Vestavia Hills, AL (11.9 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 205 buildings, average cost: $118,400
1997: 273 buildings, average cost: $109,500
1998: 475 buildings, average cost: $108,200
1999: 300 buildings, average cost: $121,000
2000: 187 buildings, average cost: $111,400
2001: 204 buildings, average cost: $133,000
2002: 202 buildings, average cost: $141,000
2003: 157 buildings, average cost: $161,600
2004: 353 buildings, average cost: $151,900
2005: 242 buildings, average cost: $172,700
2006: 177 buildings, average cost: $193,000
2007: 169 buildings, average cost: $211,900

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Latitude: 33.28 N, Longitude: 86.86 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -3,837 (-37.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 658 (11.2%)

16 people in nursing homes

Area code commonly used in this area: 205

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Helena, Alabama business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +5,799 (+129.0%).

Historical population

Historical housing units

Most common industries for males:

Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Construction (7%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Utilities (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Finance and insurance (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Social assistance (5%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (3%)
Public administration (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Computer specialists (8%)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Top executives (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Registered nurses (8%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)

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Crime in Helena by Year
Type	2001	2003	2005
Murders	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	1	1	0
per 100,000	9.7	8.7	0.0
Robberies	1	0	0
per 100,000	9.7	0.0	0.0
Assaults	8	0	16
per 100,000	77.4	0.0	127.9
Burglaries	18	4	22
per 100,000	174.1	35.0	175.9
Thefts	70	38	129
per 100,000	677.2	332.2	1031.3
Auto thefts	2	1	2
per 100,000	19.3	8.7	16.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 107.3)	67.0	23.4	80.4

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 26 (21 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.59
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Helena, Alabama

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Helena-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Alabama state average. It is 163% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1977, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 17.4 miles away from the Helena city center killed 22 people and injured 130 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1998, a category 5 tornado 20.8 miles away from the city center killed 32 people and injured 259 people and caused $200 million in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Helena:

SHELBY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; ALABASTER, AL)
BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER PRINCETON (about 13 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)
BROOKWOOD MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Helena:

BIRMINGHAM INTL (about 20 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; ID: BHM)
TUSCALOOSA REGIONAL (about 52 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; ID: TCL)
TALLADEGA MUNI (about 60 miles; TALLADEGA, AL; ID: ASN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Helena:

BESSEMER (about 5 miles; BESSEMER, AL; ID: EKY)
SHELBY COUNTY (about 10 miles; ALABASTER, AL; ID: EET)
BIBB COUNTY (about 29 miles; CENTREVILLE, AL; ID: 0A8)

Amtrak station near Helena:

17 miles: BIRMINGHAM (1819 MORRIS AVE.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Helena:

UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO (about 12 miles; MONTEVALLO, AL; Full-time enrollment: 2,651)
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY (about 14 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 4,106)
JEFFERSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 3,279)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM (about 19 miles; BIRMINGHAM, AL; FT enrollment: 12,178)
BEVILL STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SUMITON, AL; FT enrollment: 2,670)
SHELTON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 47 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 3,635)
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA (about 51 miles; TUSCALOOSA, AL; FT enrollment: 17,453)

Public elementary/middle schools in Helena:

HELENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 774; Location: 187 THIRD ST; Grades: PK-02)
HELENA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 692; Location: 3500 HWY 52; Grades: 03-05)

Library in Helena:

HELENA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $144,355; Location: 230 TUCKER ROAD; 22,721 books; 511 audio materials; 1,290 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)

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Churches in Helena include: Shiloh Church (A), Helena Cumberland Presbyterian Church (B), Mount Pleasant Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: David Lindsay Cemetery (1), Shiloh Cemetery (2), Acton Cemetery (3), Cumberland Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Ruffin Swamp (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Prairie Brook (A), Buck Creek (B), Beaverdam Creek (C), Lee Brook (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Helena: Joe Tucker Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Helena Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: R & B Transportation (Tours & Charters; 1906 Lakeland Trail) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Helena and their reported violations in the past:

HELENA UTILITY BOARD (Population served: 15300, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

21 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.7 people
Alabama:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	79.5%
Whole state:	70.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.2%
Whole state:	3.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.2%
Whole state:	16.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	1.4%
Whole state:	7.3%

Helena compared to Alabama state average:

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Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of rooms per house above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher above state average.

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Banks with branches in Helena (2007 data):

Regions Bank: Helena Branch at 4915 Highway 17, branch established on 2002-07-29; Helena Branch at 335 Helena Market Place, branch established on 1985-12-13. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $138,667.9 mil, Deposits: $101,916.7 mil, headquarters in Birmingham, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2096 total offices, Holding Company: Regions Financial Corporation
The Peoples Bank & Trust Company: Helena Branch at 4949 Highway 17, branch established on 2000-04-07. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $904.6 mil, Deposits: $768.9 mil, headquarters in Selma, AL, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 25 total offices, Holding Company: Peoples Banctrust Company, Inc., The

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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	14	$45,956	$39,391	2	$731
Sewerage	4	$11,832	$35,496	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	1	$2,325	$27,900	2	$1,771
Other Government Administration	12	$17,081	$17,081	0	$0
Other and Unallocable	3	$10,751	$43,004	0	$0
Police - Other	5	$9,241	$22,178	0	$0
Local Libraries	3	$6,445	$25,780	2	$1,492
Water Supply	5	$16,085	$38,604	0	$0
Financial Administration	3	$10,284	$41,136	2	$3,872
Solid Waste Management	5	$8,192	$19,661	0	$0
Streets and Highways	5	$8,192	$19,661	0	$0
Firefighters	14	$44,050	$37,757	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,838	$22,056	1	$1,437
Totals for Government	75	$192,270	$30,763	9	$9,303

Helena government finances in 2002:

Charges - Sewerage: $764,000
All Other: $446,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $1,256,000
Sewerage: $738,000
Current Operations - Police Protection: $1,120,000
Water Utilities: $768,000

Sewerage: $451,000

Central Staff Services: $404,000

Financial Administration: $404,000

Fire Protection: $389,000

General - Other: $271,000

Parks & Recreation: $232,000

Corrections - Other: $47,000

Regular Highways: $17,000
General - Interest on Debt: $63,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $11,851,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,565,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $312,000
Other NEC: $53,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,459,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $11,901,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $262,000
Other, NEC: $159,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $449,000
Interest Earnings: $443,000
Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $20,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $8,724,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,290,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $76,000
All Other: $51,000

Highways: $24,000
Tax - NEC: $953,000
Total General Sales: $706,000

Property: $465,000

Other Selective Sales: $327,000

Motor Vehicle License: $52,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $1,636,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $696,000

11.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,165 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.63%
Alabama average:	6.81%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($140 average AGI)
Shelby County: 0.06%
Alabama average: 0.14%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson County, AL	5.13% ($55,359 average AGI)
from Chilton County, AL	0.32% ($32,155)
from St. Clair County, AL	0.23% ($44,264)

8.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($58,141 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.53%
Alabama average:	6.16%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($136 average AGI)
Shelby County: 0.04%
Alabama average: 0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jefferson County, AL	3.28% ($55,697 average AGI)
to St. Clair County, AL	0.34% ($43,185)
to Chilton County, AL	0.33% ($36,223)

Strongest AM radio stations in Helena:

WJOX (690 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WAPI (1070 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC (850 AM; 50 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WQCR (1500 AM; 2 kW; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: WGTT, INC.)
WERC (960 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYDE (1260 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WRJS (1320 AM; 5 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
WLPH (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; IRONDALE, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WSMQ (1450 AM; 1 kW; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: BESSEMER RADIO INC.)
WAYE (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
WJLD (1400 AM; 1 kW; FAIRFIELD, AL; Owner: RICHARDSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WBYE (1370 AM; 1 kW; CALERA, AL; Owner: PROGRESSIVE UNITED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Helena:

WODL (97.3 FM; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WMJJ (96.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WQEN (103.7 FM; GADSDEN, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WYSF (94.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WZRR (99.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WDJC-FM (93.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
WBHK (98.7 FM; WARRIOR, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WZZK-FM (104.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBPT (106.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
WBHM (90.3 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BD OF TRUSTEES/U OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM)
WQEM (101.5 FM; COLUMBIANA, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
W281AB (104.1 FM; MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WBFR (89.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
WGIB (91.9 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)
WLJR (88.5 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BRIARWOOD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH)
WDXB (102.5 FM; JASPER, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WVSU-FM (91.1 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: SAMFORD UNIVERSITY)
WRAX (107.7 FM; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WENN (105.9 FM; TRUSSVILLE, AL; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WANZ (100.7 FM; NORTHPORT, AL; Owner: APEX BRAODCASTING INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Helena:

WABM (Channel 68; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM (WABM-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
WBXA-CA (Channel 2; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WIAT (Channel 42; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
WBIQ (Channel 10; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: ALABAMA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION COMMISSION)
WTTO (Channel 21; HOMEWOOD, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
WBRC (Channel 6; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WBRC LICENSE, INC.)
WVTM-TV (Channel 13; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: BIRMINGHAM BROADCASTING (WVTM-TV), LLC)
WBMA-LP (Channel 58; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INC.)
W27CM (Channel 27; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDBB (Channel 17; BESSEMER, AL; Owner: WDBB-TV, INC.)
WCFT-TV (Channel 33; TUSCALOOSA, AL; Owner: TV ALABAMA, INCORPORATED)
W34BI (Channel 34; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
W46DK (Channel 46; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
W15AZ (Channel 15; ALABASTER, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL)
WOTM-LP (Channel 19; MONTEVALLO, AL; Owner: JAMES DONALD EARLEY)
WBIH (Channel 29; SELMA, AL; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
W62BG (Channel 62; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: WTTO LICENSEE, LLC)
W49AY (Channel 49; BIRMINGHAM, AL; Owner: GLEN IRIS BAPTIST SCHOOL)

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