Fordyce vs St. Helena

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

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

Fordyce has the higher population (234 vs 119 in St. Helena). St. Helena has the higher median household income ($83,125 vs $81,250 in Fordyce). St. Helena has the higher median home value ($133,900 vs $101,400 in Fordyce).

Population, income & housing

	Fordyce	St. Helena
Population	234	119
Median age	31.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Median household income	$81,250	$83,125
Median home value	$101,400	$133,900
Housing units	84	42
Homeownership rate	93.9%	89.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.7%	9.9%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fordyce	St. Helena
Population	154 → 234 (+51.9%)	78 → 119 (+52.6%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $81,250 (+88.4%)	$41,250 → $83,125 (+101.5%)
Median home value	$70,000 → $101,400 (+44.9%)	$82,500 → $133,900 (+62.3%)

Fordyce

Population

154234

Median household income

$43,125$81,250

Median home value

$70,000$101,400

St. Helena

Population

78119

Median household income

$41,250$83,125

Median home value

$82,500$133,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fordyce	St. Helena
Under 5	12.8%	6.7%
5 to 17	27.8%	14.3%
18 to 24	4.3%	10.9%
25 to 34	12.0%	10.1%
35 to 44	17.9%	25.2%
45 to 54	2.6%	4.2%
55 to 64	10.3%	8.4%
65 to 74	9.4%	9.2%
75 and over	3.0%	10.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fordyce	St. Helena
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fordyce	St. Helena
No high school diploma	2.3%	9.9%
High school graduate	48.1%	53.1%
Some college or associate's	20.9%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	27.9%	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fordyce	St. Helena
Drove alone	78.3%	76.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	23.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	15.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fordyce	St. Helena
1-unit, detached	96.4%	95.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	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	3.6%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Fordyce	St. Helena
Poverty rate	18.8%	1.7%
Average household size	2.85	3.05
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1948	1963