McRae-Helena vs Milan

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

McRae-Helena and Milan are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McRae-Helena has the higher population (5,959 vs 727 in Milan). McRae-Helena has the higher median household income ($51,296 vs $27,656 in Milan). McRae-Helena has the higher median home value ($111,800 vs $77,400 in Milan).

Population, income & housing

	McRae-Helena	Milan
Population	5,959	727
Median age	36.8 yrs	45.9 yrs
Median household income	$51,296	$27,656
Median home value	$111,800	$77,400
Median gross rent	$606	$825
Housing units	1,774	456
Homeownership rate	61.2%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	7.8%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	17.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McRae-Helena	Milan
Population	8,409 → 5,959 (-29.1%)	593 → 727 (+22.6%)
Median household income	$28,155 → $51,296 (+82.2%)	$32,083 → $27,656 (-13.8%)
Median home value	$65,900 → $111,800 (+69.7%)	$57,700 → $77,400 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$596 → $606 (+1.7%)	$504 → $825 (+63.7%)

McRae-Helena

Population

8,4095,959

Median household income

$28,155$51,296

Median home value

$65,900$111,800

Median gross rent

$596$606

Milan

Population

593727

Median household income

$32,083$27,656

Median home value

$57,700$77,400

Median gross rent

$504$825

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McRae-Helena	Milan
Under 5	4.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	19.0%	8.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	11.6%
25 to 34	17.3%	10.6%
35 to 44	13.6%	10.0%
45 to 54	11.1%	12.9%
55 to 64	13.4%	9.5%
65 to 74	8.6%	17.7%
75 and over	6.3%	12.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McRae-Helena	Milan
White (non-Hispanic)	42.6%	68.2%
Black or African American	37.4%	25.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	18.8%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McRae-Helena	Milan
No high school diploma	25.0%	13.8%
High school graduate	45.7%	61.8%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McRae-Helena	Milan
Drove alone	89.4%	82.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	17.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McRae-Helena	Milan
1-unit, detached	70.2%	74.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	8.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.7%	23.0%

Poverty & households

	McRae-Helena	Milan
Poverty rate	37.7%	44.5%
Average household size	3.27	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	20	55
Median year structure built	1972	1963