Helenwood vs Huntsville

A side-by-side comparison of Helenwood and Huntsville: population, income, housing, and more.

Helenwood and Huntsville are places in Tennessee. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Huntsville has the higher population (1,632 vs 117 in Helenwood). Since 2019, Huntsville's population has grown faster (+9.2% vs -87.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Helenwood	Huntsville
Population	117	1,632
Median age	79.7 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$27,266
Median gross rent	—	$625
Housing units	111	850
Homeownership rate	100.0%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	100.0%	1.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helenwood	Huntsville
Population	918 → 117 (-87.3%)	1,494 → 1,632 (+9.2%)
Median household income	$29,423 → $28,663 (-2.6%)	$22,669 → $27,266 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$68,200 → $53,300 (-21.8%)	$120,700 → $109,700 (-9.1%)
Median gross rent	$502 → $528 (+5.2%)	$427 → $625 (+46.4%)

Helenwood

Population

918117

Median household income

$29,423$28,663

Median home value

$68,200$53,300

Median gross rent

$502$528

Huntsville

Population

1,4941,632

Median household income

$22,669$27,266

Median home value

$120,700$109,700

Median gross rent

$427$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helenwood	Huntsville
Under 5	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 17	0.0%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	15.9%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.0%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.5%
55 to 64	11.1%	24.1%
65 to 74	13.7%	6.6%
75 and over	75.2%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helenwood	Huntsville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helenwood	Huntsville
No high school diploma	75.2%	21.3%
High school graduate	13.7%	39.5%
Some college or associate's	11.1%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helenwood	Huntsville
Drove alone	—	79.9%
Carpooled	—	10.7%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	5.2%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	3.3%
Other means	—	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helenwood	Huntsville
1-unit, detached	55.0%	55.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	24.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	45.0%	14.8%

Poverty & households

	Helenwood	Huntsville
Poverty rate	0.0%	42.3%
Average household size	1.92	1.86
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	2001	1982