Calera vs Helena

A side-by-side comparison of Calera and Helena: population, income, housing, and more.

Calera and Helena are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Helena has the higher population (21,452 vs 17,188 in Calera). Helena has the higher median household income ($109,590 vs $82,441 in Calera). Helena has the higher median home value ($292,700 vs $214,200 in Calera).

Population, income & housing

	Calera	Helena
Population	17,188	21,452
Median age	32.3 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$82,441	$109,590
Median home value	$214,200	$292,700
Median gross rent	$1,505	$1,420
Housing units	6,611	7,980
Homeownership rate	79.8%	91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.1%	48.2%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calera	Helena
Population	13,856 → 17,188 (+24.0%)	18,463 → 21,452 (+16.2%)
Median household income	$61,594 → $82,441 (+33.8%)	$87,781 → $109,590 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$148,000 → $214,200 (+44.7%)	$195,100 → $292,700 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,068 → $1,505 (+40.9%)	$1,341 → $1,420 (+5.9%)

Calera

Population

13,85617,188

Median household income

$61,594$82,441

Median home value

$148,000$214,200

Median gross rent

$1,068$1,505

Helena

Population

18,46321,452

Median household income

$87,781$109,590

Median home value

$195,100$292,700

Median gross rent

$1,341$1,420

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calera	Helena
Under 5	7.5%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.2%	21.3%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	18.7%	13.3%
35 to 44	17.5%	13.3%
45 to 54	12.5%	16.7%
55 to 64	7.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	4.8%	10.0%
75 and over	3.0%	3.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calera	Helena
White (non-Hispanic)	56.8%	71.1%
Black or African American	32.1%	17.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	1.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.6%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calera	Helena
No high school diploma	6.4%	2.9%
High school graduate	22.8%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	27.0%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	10.1%	16.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calera	Helena
Drove alone	80.4%	75.3%
Carpooled	5.9%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	16.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calera	Helena
1-unit, detached	87.6%	93.7%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	0.3%
5 to 19 units	2.2%	0.8%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Calera	Helena
Poverty rate	6.7%	3.7%
Average household size	2.67	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	2007	2000