Helena vs Vancleave

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

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

Vancleave has the higher population (5,196 vs 856 in Helena). Helena has the higher median household income ($83,929 vs $71,000 in Vancleave). Vancleave has the higher median home value ($218,900 vs $197,300 in Helena).

Population, income & housing

	Helena	Vancleave
Population	856	5,196
Median age	55.5 yrs	39.8 yrs
Median household income	$83,929	$71,000
Median home value	$197,300	$218,900
Housing units	379	2,173
Homeownership rate	85.6%	95.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.0%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena	Vancleave
Population	1,190 → 856 (-28.1%)	4,939 → 5,196 (+5.2%)
Median household income	$33,728 → $83,929 (+148.8%)	$56,602 → $71,000 (+25.4%)
Median home value	$103,500 → $197,300 (+90.6%)	$161,500 → $218,900 (+35.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,182 → $1,029 (-12.9%)

Helena

Population

1,190856

Median household income

$33,728$83,929

Median home value

$103,500$197,300

Vancleave

Population

4,9395,196

Median household income

$56,602$71,000

Median home value

$161,500$218,900

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,029

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena	Vancleave
Under 5	4.8%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.8%	20.2%
18 to 24	1.3%	3.8%
25 to 34	18.7%	13.0%
35 to 44	5.5%	9.9%
45 to 54	5.0%	13.5%
55 to 64	29.2%	17.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	9.3%
75 and over	13.9%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena	Vancleave
White (non-Hispanic)	84.6%	93.7%
Black or African American	2.2%	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	13.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.2%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena	Vancleave
No high school diploma	24.6%	6.1%
High school graduate	28.1%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	39.4%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena	Vancleave
Drove alone	86.1%	80.9%
Carpooled	2.0%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	10.4%
Other means	5.6%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena	Vancleave
1-unit, detached	76.8%	73.4%
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%	26.6%

Poverty & households

	Helena	Vancleave
Poverty rate	9.6%	5.3%
Average household size	2.74	2.68
Mean commute (minutes)	33	33
Median year structure built	1976	2000