Helena vs Hurley

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

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

Hurley has the higher population (1,305 vs 856 in Helena). Helena has the higher median household income ($83,929 vs $67,051 in Hurley). Hurley has the higher median home value ($215,600 vs $197,300 in Helena).

Population, income & housing

	Helena	Hurley
Population	856	1,305
Median age	55.5 yrs	41.7 yrs
Median household income	$83,929	$67,051
Median home value	$197,300	$215,600
Housing units	379	545
Homeownership rate	85.6%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena	Hurley
Population	1,190 → 856 (-28.1%)	1,292 → 1,305 (+1.0%)
Median household income	$33,728 → $83,929 (+148.8%)	$77,841 → $67,051 (-13.9%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $197,300 (+90.6%)	$159,000 → $215,600 (+35.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$846 → $911 (+7.7%)

Helena

Population

1,190856

Median household income

$33,728$83,929

Median home value

$103,500$197,300

Hurley

Population

1,2921,305

Median household income

$77,841$67,051

Median home value

$159,000$215,600

Median gross rent

$846$911

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena	Hurley
Under 5	4.8%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.8%	28.3%
18 to 24	1.3%	11.3%
25 to 34	18.7%	3.5%
35 to 44	5.5%	12.3%
45 to 54	5.0%	14.3%
55 to 64	29.2%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.9%	7.6%
75 and over	13.9%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena	Hurley
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	97.0%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	13.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena	Hurley
No high school diploma	24.6%	21.5%
High school graduate	28.1%	38.1%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena	Hurley
Drove alone	86.1%	44.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	37.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	17.4%
Other means	5.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena	Hurley
1-unit, detached	76.8%	96.5%
1-unit, attached	16.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Helena	Hurley
Poverty rate	9.6%	14.4%
Average household size	2.74	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1976	1995