Helix vs Riverside

A side-by-side comparison of Helix and Riverside: population, income, housing, and more.

Helix and Riverside are places in Oregon. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Helix has the higher population (415 vs 367 in Riverside). Helix has the higher median household income ($185,153 vs $97,500 in Riverside). Riverside has the higher median home value ($235,500 vs $228,400 in Helix).

Population, income & housing

	Helix	Riverside
Population	415	367
Median age	41.4 yrs	19.9 yrs
Median household income	$185,153	$97,500
Median home value	$228,400	$235,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,188
Housing units	209	97
Homeownership rate	91.2%	93.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.8%	17.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helix	Riverside
Population	121 → 415 (+243.0%)	165 → 367 (+122.4%)
Median household income	$72,813 → $185,153 (+154.3%)	$74,375 → $97,500 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$131,900 → $228,400 (+73.2%)	$164,100 → $235,500 (+43.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,304 → $1,318 (+1.1%)	$1,219 → $1,188 (-2.5%)

Helix

Population

121415

Median household income

$72,813$185,153

Median home value

$131,900$228,400

Median gross rent

$1,304$1,318

Riverside

Population

165367

Median household income

$74,375$97,500

Median home value

$164,100$235,500

Median gross rent

$1,219$1,188

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helix	Riverside
Under 5	2.7%	8.7%
5 to 17	23.9%	18.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	27.2%
25 to 34	5.1%	6.8%
35 to 44	27.2%	5.4%
45 to 54	18.3%	12.5%
55 to 64	3.1%	12.5%
65 to 74	6.0%	4.6%
75 and over	4.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helix	Riverside
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	37.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	16.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	34.5%	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	40.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helix	Riverside
No high school diploma	2.6%	4.8%
High school graduate	66.4%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	20.1%	44.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helix	Riverside
Drove alone	45.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	6.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	41.3%	14.9%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helix	Riverside
1-unit, detached	86.6%	96.9%
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	13.4%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Helix	Riverside
Poverty rate	10.6%	4.1%
Average household size	2.29	3.99
Mean commute (minutes)	33	14
Median year structure built	1938	1957