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Lake Helen, FL

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Lake Helen Profile


Overview

Lake Helen is a very small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 2,863 people and just one neighborhood, Lake Helen is the 349th largest community in Florida.

Occupations and Workforce

Lake Helen is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Lake Helen is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lake Helen who work in office and administrative support (17.60%), food service (9.45%), and management occupations (8.56%).

Also of interest is that Lake Helen has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lake Helen has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lake Helen has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lake Helen than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lake Helen may be for you.

Lake Helen is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lake Helen Demographics

In terms of college education, Lake Helen is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.08% of adults 25 and older in Lake Helen have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Lake Helen in 2018 was $23,009, which is lower middle income relative to Florida and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,036 for a family of four. However, Lake Helen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lake Helen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lake Helen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lake Helen include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Lake Helen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.


Neighborhood Real Estate Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   National Agriculture Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Geological Service, American Community Survey.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Home Values, Rents: Reflects Q3 2022. Updated quarterly.
  • Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.

Methodology:   NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more

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Housing Market Details

 

AGE OF Lake Helen, FL HOMES

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TYPE OF Lake Helen, FL HOMES

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SIZE OF Lake Helen, FL HOMES

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SIZE OF Lake Helen, FL HOMES

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Neighborhood Demographics Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2020 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated November 2022.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

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Migration & Mobility

 

Race & Ethnic Diversity

 

Diversity Index

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More diverse than of U.S. neighborhoods.

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Occupations

 

Ancestries & Languages Spoken

 

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Education

 

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Neighborhood Crime Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   18,000 local law enforcement agencies in the U.S.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   Reflects 2021 calendar year; released from FBI in Oct. 2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Where is 2022 data?

Methodology:   Our nationwide meta-analysis overcomes the issues inherent in any crime database, including non-reporting and reporting errors. This is possible by associating the 9.4 million reported crimes in the U.S, including over 2 million geocoded point locations…. Read more about Scout's Crime Data

Neighborhood Crime Data

 

total Crime Index

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Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

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Neighborhood Violent Crime

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Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

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Violent Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

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National Median: 4
    Lake Helen
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My Chances of Becoming a Victim of a Violent Crime

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Lake Helen VIOLENT CRIMES

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Neighborhood Property Crime

property Crime Index

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Safer than of U.S. neighborhoods.

Property Crime Index By Type
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Property Crime Comparison (per 1,000 residents)

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Lake Helen Property CRIMES

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Neighborhood Public School Data

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

School Rating Information

 

School Quality

(100 is best)

Better than of U.S. schools.

Neighborhood School Quality Rating

Rates the quality of all K-12 public schools that serve this neighborhood. Info

Schools That Serve This Neighborhood

 
School Details Grades Quality Rating Compared to FL* Quality Rating Compared to Nation*
Deland High School
800 N Hill Ave
Deland, FL 32724
09-12
Deland Middle School
1400 Aquarius Ave
Deland, FL 32724
06-08
Deltona High School
100 Wolf Pack Run
Deltona, FL 32725
09-12
Timbercrest Elementary School
2401 Eustace Ave
Deltona, FL 32725
PK-05
Galaxy Middle School
2400 Eustace Ave
Deltona, FL 32725
06-08
Volusia Pines Elementary School
500 E Kicklighter Rd
Lake Helen, FL 32744
PK-05
Ivy Hawn Charter School Of The Arts
565 S Lakeview Dr Unit 110
Lake Helen, FL 32744
KG-08
* 10 is highest

Neighborhood Educational Environment

Adults In Neighborhood With College Degree Or Higher
Children In The Neighborhood Living In Poverty

This neighborhood is served by 1 district:

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Students Enrolled in This District


Schools in District


Students Per Classroom

District Quality Compared to Florida

(10 is best)

Better than of FL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S. info

(10 is best)

Better than of US school districts.

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Schools In This District

School District Enrollment By Group

Ethnic/racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic)
Black
Hispanic
Asian Or Pacific Islander
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska
Economic Groups This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 57.4% 54.5%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 51.6% 50.5%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 5.9% 4.0%

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