Lake Helen vs West DeLand

A side-by-side comparison of Lake Helen and West DeLand: population, income, housing, and more.

Lake Helen and West DeLand are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

West DeLand has the higher population (3,278 vs 2,877 in Lake Helen). Lake Helen has the higher median household income ($94,952 vs $68,559 in West DeLand). Lake Helen has the higher median home value ($344,900 vs $233,100 in West DeLand).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
Population	2,877	3,278
Median age	43.8 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$94,952	$68,559
Median home value	$344,900	$233,100
Median gross rent	$1,255	$1,605
Housing units	1,167	1,314
Homeownership rate	82.3%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.4%	17.3%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
Population	2,760 → 2,877 (+4.2%)	3,970 → 3,278 (-17.4%)
Median household income	$45,057 → $94,952 (+110.7%)	$59,191 → $68,559 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$120,400 → $344,900 (+186.5%)	$136,900 → $233,100 (+70.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,255 (+18.1%)	$1,349 → $1,605 (+19.0%)

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

West DeLand

Population

3,9703,278

Median household income

$59,191$68,559

Median home value

$136,900$233,100

Median gross rent

$1,349$1,605

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
Under 5	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	5.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.8%	7.1%
45 to 54	9.9%	14.0%
55 to 64	10.4%	20.2%
65 to 74	17.4%	7.7%
75 and over	12.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
White (non-Hispanic)	92.1%	62.6%
Black or African American	2.5%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	33.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
No high school diploma	9.6%	12.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	33.4%
Some college or associate's	31.1%	37.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
Drove alone	90.5%	62.4%
Carpooled	2.7%	18.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.1%	13.1%
Other means	0.0%	6.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
1-unit, detached	85.8%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lake Helen	West DeLand
Poverty rate	8.4%	13.3%
Average household size	2.94	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1986	1970