Helena vs Pomaria

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

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

Helena has the higher population (571 vs 103 in Pomaria). Pomaria has the higher median home value ($176,600 vs $132,100 in Helena). Since 2019, Helena's population has grown faster (-14.1% vs -32.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Helena	Pomaria
Population	571	103
Median age	49.2 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$71,250
Median home value	$132,100	$176,600
Median gross rent	$892	—
Housing units	445	57
Homeownership rate	72.1%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	42.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena	Pomaria
Population	665 → 571 (-14.1%)	152 → 103 (-32.2%)
Median household income	—	$56,667 → $71,250 (+25.7%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $132,100 (+25.9%)	$90,000 → $176,600 (+96.2%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $892 (+1.5%)	$1,063 → $1,125 (+5.8%)

Helena

Population

665571

Median home value

$104,900$132,100

Median gross rent

$879$892

Pomaria

Population

152103

Median household income

$56,667$71,250

Median home value

$90,000$176,600

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,125

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena	Pomaria
Under 5	0.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	14.5%	10.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.8%
25 to 34	7.2%	15.5%
35 to 44	18.7%	4.9%
45 to 54	15.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	22.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	16.1%	11.7%
75 and over	5.4%	17.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena	Pomaria
White (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	83.5%
Black or African American	99.1%	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	10.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena	Pomaria
No high school diploma	23.0%	7.9%
High school graduate	26.2%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	14.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena	Pomaria
Drove alone	91.1%	69.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	15.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.7%
Other means	2.1%	6.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena	Pomaria
1-unit, detached	88.5%	94.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	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	8.1%	5.3%

Poverty & households

	Helena	Pomaria
Poverty rate	20.5%	0.0%
Average household size	1.75	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	14	27
Median year structure built	1991	1964