St. Helens, Kentucky
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| Males: 846 |  (50.5%) |
| Females: 832 |  (49.5%) |
| Median resident age: | 39.3 years |
| Kentucky median age: | 35.9 years |
Zip code: 41311
| St. Helens: | $29,194 |
| KY: | $59,341 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $15,055 (it was $10,609 in 2000)
St. Helens CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $64,325 (it was $29,300 in 2000)
| St. Helens: | $64,325 |
| KY: | $196,300 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $116,973; detached houses: $112,173; townhouses or other attached units: $102,980; mobile homes: $129,419
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in St. Helens, KY
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- 1,74497.5%White alone
- 150.8%Black alone
- 150.8%Two or more races
- 100.6%Hispanic
- 50.3%American Indian alone
Races in St. Helens detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 58.7 square miles.
Population density: 29 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| St. Helens CCD: | 0.7% ($199) |
| Kentucky: | 0.8% ($610) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Fayette, KY 
(57.5 miles , pop. 260,512).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (365.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Oakdale, KY (2.7 miles ),
), Booneville, KY (2.7 miles),
South River, KY (3.2 miles ),
), Malaga, KY (3.4 miles ),
), Canoe, KY (3.6 miles )
)Latitude: 37.57 N, Longitude: 83.62 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 606
| Here: | 5.5% |
| Kentucky: | 3.8% |
- Construction (11.0%)
- Health care (9.8%)
- Educational services (8.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.4%)
- Apparel (7.3%)
- Machinery (4.9%)
- Truck transportation (4.9%)
- Construction (19.2%)
- Truck transportation (8.5%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.2%)
- Wood products (6.7%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (4.6%)
- Public administration (4.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (3.7%)
- Health care (20.0%)
- Educational services (15.9%)
- Apparel (12.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (8.6%)
- Machinery (6.5%)
- Gasoline stations (6.1%)
- Social assistance (5.7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8.9%)
- Cashiers (6.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.1%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.9%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.9%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (15.5%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (8.5%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (6.1%)
- Construction laborers (4.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.7%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.7%)
- Cashiers (13.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (11.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (6.5%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (6.1%)
- Personal appearance workers (5.7%)
Average climate in St. Helens, Kentucky
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
St. Helens-area historical tornado activity is below Kentucky state average. It is 36% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/9/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.8 miles away from the St. Helens place center killed one person and injured 63 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 4/3/1974, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 40.2 miles away from the place center killed 7 people and injured 28 people.
Earthquake activity:
St. Helens-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Kentucky state average. It is 51% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 47.3 miles away from St. Helens center
On 9/7/1988 at 02:28:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.5 MB, 4.6 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 42.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 158.6 miles away from St. Helens center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 311.5 miles away from the city center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW) earthquake occurred 240.5 miles away from St. Helens center
On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML) earthquake occurred 124.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Lee County (27) is a lot greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 21
Emergencies Declared: 3
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 19, Storms: 16, Mudslides: 9, Tornadoes: 9, Winter Storms: 7, Landslides: 6, Winds: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Freeze: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to St. Helens:
- Hazard Community and Technical College (about 34 miles; Hazard, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,087)
- Eastern Kentucky University (about 40 miles; Richmond, KY; FT enrollment: 13,525)
- Morehead State University (about 44 miles; Morehead, KY; FT enrollment: 7,523)
- Big Sandy Community and Technical College (about 47 miles; Prestonsburg, KY; FT enrollment: 2,660)
- Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College (about 54 miles; Cumberland, KY; FT enrollment: 2,196)
- Bluegrass Community and Technical College (about 58 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 8,560)
- University of Kentucky (about 59 miles; Lexington, KY; FT enrollment: 23,517)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in St. Helens: Glen Eden Community Center (A), Primrose Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in St. Helens include: Gum Springs Bible Church (A), Blaines Branch Church (B), New Springs Church (C), Union Church (D), New Zion Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Cable Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bear Creek (A), Cave Branch (B), Cow Hoof Branch (C), Double Cabin Creek (D), Dunigan Branch (E), Wolfpen Branch (F), Fraley Creek (G), Hell Creek (H), Laurel Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.4 people |
| Kentucky: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 68.5% |
| Whole state: | 66.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 5.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.4% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.8% of all households
| This place: | 30.9% |
| Whole state: | 15.8% |
| This place: | 13.9% |
| Whole state: | 6.6% |
For population 15 years and over in St. Helens:
- Never married: 15.7%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 10.8%
For population 25 years and over in St. Helens:
- High school or higher: 49.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 44.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 17.8 |
| Kentucky average: | 13.8 |
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Religion statistics for St. Helens, KY (based on Lee County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 1,714 | 21 |
| Mainline Protestant | 248 | 4 |
| Other | 142 | 2 |
| Catholic | 116 | 1 |
| None | 5,667 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 1
| Here: | 1.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 2.19 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1
| Lee County: | 1.34 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 0.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 5
| Lee County: | 6.72 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 4.36 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 2
| Lee County: | 2.69 / 10,000 pop. |
| Kentucky: | 5.74 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 12.5% |
| State: | 11.0% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Lee County: | 32.9% |
| Kentucky: | 30.0% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| This county: | 10.1% |
| Kentucky: | 15.9% |
Strongest AM radio stations in St. Helens:
- WMTC (730 AM; 5 kW; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: THE KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSN.)
- WEKG (810 AM; daytime; 5 kW; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN B/CING CO., INC.)
- WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
- WHAS (840 AM; 50 kW; LOUISVILLE, KY; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WLW (700 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKLB (1290 AM; 5 kW; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: BARKER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WKIC (1390 AM; 5 kW; HAZARD, KY)
- WKYH (600 AM; 5 kW; PAINTSVILLE, KY; Owner: HIGHLANDS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPRT (960 AM; 5 kW; PRESTONSBURG, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- WSAI (1530 AM; 50 kW; CINCINNATI, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WLAP (630 AM; 5 kW; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in St. Helens:
- WLJC (102.1 FM; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INCORPORATED)
- WOCS (88.3 FM; LEROSE, KY; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS - MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY)
- WJSN-FM (106.5 FM; JACKSON, KY; Owner: INTERMOUNTAIN BROADCASTING CO.)
- WMTC-FM (99.9 FM; VANCLEVE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY MOUNTAIN HOLINESS ASSOC.)
- WCBJ (103.7 FM; CAMPTON, KY; Owner: MORGAN COUNTY INDUSTRIES INC)
- WSKV-FM (104.9 FM; STANTON, KY; Owner: PARKS BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
- WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJMD (104.7 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: HAZARD BROADCASTING SERVICES)
- WTBK (105.7 FM; MANCHESTER, KY; Owner: MANCHESTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WEKH (90.9 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY)
- WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WCYO (100.7 FM; IRVINE, KY; Owner: KENTUCKY RIVER BROADCASTING CO.)
- WWAG (107.9 FM; MCKEE, KY; Owner: DANDY BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WLFX (106.7 FM; BEREA, KY; Owner: WALLINGFORD COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around St. Helens:
- WLJC-TV (Channel 65; BEATTYVILLE, KY; Owner: HOUR OF HARVEST, INC.)
- W26BK (Channel 26; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W16BI (Channel 16; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WUPX-TV (Channel 67; MOREHEAD, KY; Owner: PAXSON LEXINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
- W64CM (Channel 64; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W66DA (Channel 66; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- W54CI (Channel 54; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
- WLEX-TV (Channel 18; LEXINGTON, KY; Owner: WLEX COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 40.7%Electricity
- 39.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.2%Wood
- 4.7%Coal or coke
- 3.8%Utility gas
- 3.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 29.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 26.0%Electricity
- 11.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.7%Coal or coke
- 11.0%Other fuel
- 10.4%Wood
St. Helens compared to Kentucky state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.