Helena vs Pelham

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

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

Pelham has the higher population (24,510 vs 21,452 in Helena). Helena has the higher median household income ($109,590 vs $91,904 in Pelham). Helena has the higher median home value ($292,700 vs $278,900 in Pelham).

Population, income & housing

	Helena	Pelham
Population	21,452	24,510
Median age	37.5 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$109,590	$91,904
Median home value	$292,700	$278,900
Median gross rent	$1,420	$1,573
Housing units	7,980	9,698
Homeownership rate	91.1%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.2%	48.8%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena	Pelham
Population	18,463 → 21,452 (+16.2%)	23,428 → 24,510 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$87,781 → $109,590 (+24.8%)	$80,510 → $91,904 (+14.2%)
Median home value	$195,100 → $292,700 (+50.0%)	$189,000 → $278,900 (+47.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,341 → $1,420 (+5.9%)	$1,119 → $1,573 (+40.6%)

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

Pelham

Population

23,42824,510

Median household income

$80,510$91,904

Median home value

$189,000$278,900

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,573

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena	Pelham
Under 5	6.4%	4.4%
5 to 17	21.3%	18.8%
18 to 24	6.3%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.3%	12.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	13.3%
45 to 54	16.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	9.4%	14.0%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.6%
75 and over	3.3%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena	Pelham
White (non-Hispanic)	71.1%	65.3%
Black or African American	17.7%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.3%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	1.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.5%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena	Pelham
No high school diploma	2.9%	4.6%
High school graduate	17.5%	21.2%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	31.9%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	17.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena	Pelham
Drove alone	75.3%	75.8%
Carpooled	6.9%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.6%	17.8%
Other means	0.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena	Pelham
1-unit, detached	93.7%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	14.5%
2 to 4 units	0.3%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	4.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	0.6%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Helena	Pelham
Poverty rate	3.7%	7.2%
Average household size	2.84	2.58
Mean commute (minutes)	31	29
Median year structure built	2000	2000