Lake Helen vs Ormond-by-the-Sea

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Helen and Ormond-by-the-Sea: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Helen and Ormond-by-the-Sea are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ormond-by-the-Sea has the higher population (6,962 vs 2,877 in Lake Helen). Lake Helen has the higher median household income ($94,952 vs $67,389 in Ormond-by-the-Sea). Ormond-by-the-Sea has the higher median home value ($350,900 vs $344,900 in Lake Helen).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
Population	2,877	6,962
Median age	43.8 yrs	61.8 yrs
Median household income	$94,952	$67,389
Median home value	$344,900	$350,900
Median gross rent	$1,255	$1,370
Housing units	1,167	5,884
Homeownership rate	82.3%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	36.0%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
Population	2,760 → 2,877 (+4.2%)	7,268 → 6,962 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$45,057 → $94,952 (+110.7%)	$46,638 → $67,389 (+44.5%)
Median home value	$120,400 → $344,900 (+186.5%)	$211,300 → $350,900 (+66.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,255 (+18.1%)	$1,135 → $1,370 (+20.7%)

Lake Helen

Population

2,7602,877

Median household income

$45,057$94,952

Median home value

$120,400$344,900

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,255

Ormond-by-the-Sea

Population

7,2686,962

Median household income

$46,638$67,389

Median home value

$211,300$350,900

Median gross rent

$1,135$1,370

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
Under 5	4.3%	1.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	7.2%
18 to 24	5.9%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	5.4%
35 to 44	11.8%	5.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	10.4%	23.5%
65 to 74	17.4%	23.4%
75 and over	12.1%	16.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	89.5%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
No high school diploma	9.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	34.9%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	15.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
Drove alone	90.5%	68.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	3.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.7%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	26.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
1-unit, detached	85.8%	67.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	1.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	25.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Lake Helen	Ormond-by-the-Sea
Poverty rate	8.4%	10.4%
Average household size	2.94	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1986	1972