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Population in July 2007: 1,879. Population change since 2000: -8.0%
 

Males: 932  (49.6%)
Females: 947  (50.4%)
Median resident age:  38.9 years
Utah median age:  27.1 years

Zip codes: 84526.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,300 (it was $30,052 in 2000)
Helper  $31,300
Utah:  $55,109

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $86,100 (it was $77,000 in 2000)
Helper  $86,100
Utah:  $218,700

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Races in Helper:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.2%)
  • Hispanic (11.3%)
  • Other race (3.9%)
  • American Indian (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Helper: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (24.2%), Italian (17.6%), German (11.8%), Irish (8.0%), Danish (7.5%), French (3.8%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1907

Elevation: 5830 feet

Land area: 1.79 square miles.

Population density: 1051 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Helper

  • High school or higher: 78.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Helper city

  • Never married: 22.9%
  • Now married: 54.0%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 9.4%
  • Divorced: 12.5%

35 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.7%
Utah:  7.1%



According to our research there were 7 registered sex offenders living in Helper, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Helper to the number of sex offenders is 268 to 1.

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

Helper:  0.5% ($370)
Utah:  0.7% ($956)
Helper satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (67.3 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (385.1 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (434.2 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Price, UT (7.0 miles ), Wellington, UT (13.5 miles ), Elmo, UT (20.8 miles ), Scofield, UT (21.0 miles) , Soldier Summit, UT (21.9 miles) , Cleveland, UT (23.6 miles ), Huntington, UT (25.9 miles ), East Carbon, UT (31.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $69,500
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings

Latitude: 39.69 N, Longitude: 110.86 W


35 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

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Population change in the 1990s: -237 (-10.5%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Mining (13%)
  • Utilities (11%)
  • Construction (9%)
  • Educational services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (5%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Educational services (17%)
  • Accommodation and food services (13%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Public administration (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Extraction workers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (9%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Cashiers (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (3%)


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Crime in Helper by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 200100
    per 100,000 97.20.00.051.50.00.0
Robberies 000200
    per 100,000 0.00.00.0103.00.00.0
Assaults 185075
    per 100,000 48.6381.0256.10.0354.8257.9
Burglaries 12191414157
    per 100,000 583.1904.8717.2720.9760.3361.0
Thefts 271816252218
    per 100,000 1312.0857.1819.71287.31115.1928.3
Auto thefts 445444
    per 100,000 194.4190.5256.1206.0202.7206.3
Arson 110100
    per 100,000 48.647.60.051.50.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9) 196.3189.0154.7190.5185.0130.5

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 6 (6 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.19
US city average:  3.00

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Hospitals/medical centers near Helper:
  • CASTLEVIEW HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; PRICE, UT)
  • SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 57 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT)
  • UTAH VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 64 miles; PROVO, UT)

Political contributions by individuals in Helper, UT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Helper:
  • PROVO MUNI (about 70 miles; PROVO, UT; ID: PVU)
  • SALT LAKE CITY INTL (about 108 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; ID: SLC)
  • HILL AFB (about 125 miles; OGDEN, UT; ID: HIF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Helper:
  • CARBON COUNTY (about 10 miles; PRICE, UT; ID: PUC)
  • HUNTINGTON MUNI (about 24 miles; HUNTINGTON, UT; ID: 69V)
  • MOUNT PLEASANT (about 44 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT; ID: 43U)

Amtrak station:
HELPER (1 DEPOT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Helper:
  • SNOW COLLEGE (about 58 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
  • UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
  • BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
  • SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 100 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 100 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
  • UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 101 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
  • WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY (about 129 miles; OGDEN, UT; FT enrollment: 12,112)
Public elementary/middle schools in Helper:
  • SALLY MAURO ELEM SCH (Students: 328; Location: 20 - 2ND AVE; Grades: KG - 06)
  • PINNACLE CANYON ACADEMY (Students: 320; Location: 2553 W 2275 N; Grades: KG - 08)
  • HELPER JR HIGH (Students: 198; Location: 130 UINTAH ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
Library in Helper:
  • HELPER CITY LIBRARY (Operating income: $27,300; Location: 19 SOUTH MAIN STREET; 12,532 books; 55 audio materials; 85 video materials; 48 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • it is the birthplace of the helper arts festival, which i believe everone should check out. It also has a beutiful park by the price river. added by Nick
  • The College of Eastern Utah has 3,195 students and it was not listed in your colleges over 2,000 students added by Amber

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Churches in Helper include: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A), Saint Anthony Catholic Church (B), New Life Ministries Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Helper City - Museum (294 South Main Street), Gateway Lanes (Amusement & Theme Parks; 94 South Main Street).

Hotel: Riverside Motel (99 N Main St).

Court: Helper City - Municipal Court (73 South Main Street).

 

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

SPRING GLEN WTR COMPANY (Population served: 645, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUL-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In APR-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In NOV-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In APR-2001, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • 10 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One other older monitoring violation
SCOFIELD RESERVOIR CAMP S (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In SEP-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-30-2000), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2000)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1999, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • 3 regular monitoring violations
CLEAR CREEK UTILITIES INC (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-29-2004), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-29-2004)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-31-2003), St Public Notif requested (OCT-31-2003)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-29-2002), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-29-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-2002), St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-2002)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-2000), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Notification, Public - In MAY-2004, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In SEP-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In AUG-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • Notification, Public - In JUN-2000, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 2 other older monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Helper that have no violations reported:
  • HELPER (Population served: 2000, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.4 people
Utah:  3.1 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  68.7%
Whole state:  76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.5%
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:  12.7%
Whole state:  9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.7%
Whole state:  3.9%

Helper compared to Utah state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Helper (2007 data):
  • Keybank National Association: Helper Branch at 136 South Main Street, branch established on 1925-08-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88,081.2 mil, Deposits: $61,704.6 mil, headquarters in Cleveland, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 961 total offices, Holding Company: Keycorp
  • Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Helper Branch at 58 South Main Street, branch established on 1975-12-05. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company



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2004 Presidential Election results in Carbon County Utah:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Judicial and Legal 0$0 2$1,772
Financial Administration 1$2,876$34,5121$1,184
Other Government Administration 0$0 6$500
Police Protection - Officers 6$16,153$32,3061$795
Firefighters 0$0 16$6,349
Streets and Highways 3$7,592$30,3680$0
Water Supply 3$6,655$26,6200$0
Local Libraries 0$0 2$633
Other and Unallocable 1$2,059$24,7082$1,164
Totals for Government 14$35,335$30,28730$12,397



Helper government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $234,000
    Parks & Recreation: $124,000
    Solid Waste Management: $104,000
    All Other: $83,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $17,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $463,000
    Water Utilities: $388,000
    Police Protection: $373,000
    Sewerage: $186,000
    Regular Highways: $182,000
    General Public Buildings: $136,000
    Central Staff Services: $119,000
    Parks & Recreation: $98,000
    Solid Waste Management: $90,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $51,000
    Fire Protection: $39,000
    Libraries: $18,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $14,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $10,000
    Housing & Community Development: $5,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $20,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $46,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $387,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $761,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $659,000
    Water Utilities: $332,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $102,000
    Water Utilities: $55,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $174,000
    Rents: $15,000
    Interest Earnings: $10,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $345,000
    Police Protection: $107,000
    Regular Highways: $75,000
    Parks & Recreation: $5,000
    Libraries: $2,000
    Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $2,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $843,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $645,000
    Water Utilities: $266,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $113,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $217,000
    Highways: $98,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $296,000
    Property: $106,000
    Public Utilities: $39,000
    NEC: $15,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $1,038,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $21,000

6.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,147 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.86%
Utah average:  8.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Emery County, UT  1.02% ($33,254 average AGI)
from Salt Lake County, UT  0.96% ($28,794)
from Utah County, UT  0.52% ($34,941)


7.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,956 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.29%
Utah average:  7.46%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Salt Lake County, UT  1.58% ($31,192 average AGI)
to Utah County, UT  0.85% ($28,321)
to Emery County, UT  0.49% ($35,094)


Strongest AM radio stations in Helper:
  • KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KSLL (1080 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
  • KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOVO (960 AM; 5 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING LLC)
  • KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)
  • KNEU (1250 AM; 5 kW; ROOSEVELT, UT; Owner: COUNTRY GOLD BROADCASTING, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Helper:
  • K208AQ (89.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K288AN (105.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K244AE (96.7 FM; HELPER, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • K220ET (91.9 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
  • KTCE (92.3 FM; PAYSON, UT; Owner: MOENKOPI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KWSA (100.9 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KARB (98.3 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Helper:
  • K07NS (Channel 7; HELPER, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K09BQ (Channel 9; HELPER, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K11BV (Channel 11; HELPER, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K13BZ (Channel 13; HELPER, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • KUTF (Channel 3; PRICE, UT; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K05GX (Channel 5; EAST PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K07OQ (Channel 7; EAST PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K49BO (Channel 49; COLUMBIA, ETC., UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K04IW (Channel 4; EAST PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K29CM (Channel 29; RURAL CARBON COUNTY, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
  • K41FX (Channel 41; SPRING GLEN, UT; Owner: KUTV HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K47GP (Channel 47; PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
  • K66AA (Channel 66; DUCHESNE, ETC., UT; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)



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