Alamo Heights vs Helotes

A side-by-side comparison of Alamo Heights and Helotes: population, income, housing, and more.

Alamo Heights and Helotes are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Helotes has the higher population (9,372 vs 7,443 in Alamo Heights). Alamo Heights has the higher median household income ($182,819 vs $129,884 in Helotes). Alamo Heights has the higher median home value ($766,000 vs $382,400 in Helotes).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
Population	7,443	9,372
Median age	40.6 yrs	45.6 yrs
Median household income	$182,819	$129,884
Median home value	$766,000	$382,400
Median gross rent	$1,426	$2,518
Housing units	3,581	3,019
Homeownership rate	72.3%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	52.2%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
Population	8,374 → 7,443 (-11.1%)	9,175 → 9,372 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$141,048 → $182,819 (+29.6%)	$116,875 → $129,884 (+11.1%)
Median home value	$627,500 → $766,000 (+22.1%)	$316,200 → $382,400 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$1,533 → $1,426 (-7.0%)	$2,014 → $2,518 (+25.0%)

Alamo Heights

Population

8,3747,443

Median household income

$141,048$182,819

Median home value

$627,500$766,000

Median gross rent

$1,533$1,426

Helotes

Population

9,1759,372

Median household income

$116,875$129,884

Median home value

$316,200$382,400

Median gross rent

$2,014$2,518

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
Under 5	5.0%	3.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	10.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	15.6%	8.1%
45 to 54	12.5%	19.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	11.2%
75 and over	7.3%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	39.2%
Black or African American	1.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	3.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	53.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
No high school diploma	0.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	9.2%	12.3%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	42.4%	32.7%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	19.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
Drove alone	79.4%	69.1%
Carpooled	1.2%	10.3%
Public transit	0.3%	0.3%
Walked	0.2%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.6%	19.5%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
1-unit, detached	64.5%	97.6%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Alamo Heights	Helotes
Poverty rate	3.6%	3.0%
Average household size	2.40	3.17
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1954	2005