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Helena, AL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Helena, AL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 15,881. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HELENA-AL · Helena, AL 1 ZIPs · 15,881 pop · #2322/25278 · Shelby County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-TOP $118,344
  • RANK-TOP #2322/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Birmingham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-TOWN 15,881
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $312,900

Nearest income peer: Birmingham, AL ( $1,297 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Helena

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Helena on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Helena, AL sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 9%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
15,881
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$118,344
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $118,344 and home value $312,900 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Alabama, Madison is the closest lower-income city and Pike Road the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 3 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Helena.

Population concentration

Helena reads through its lone ZIP, 35080

15,881 ACS residents, one ZIP: 35080 is not the leading code inside Helena, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Helena's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 290 establishments, 2,367 employees , annual payroll $101,421k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 35080 (290 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (42) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Helena, AL

These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Helena. See the Shelby County roll-up →

Helena sits in the upper half of Shelby County on income: Alabaster, Pelham and Calera report less, while Chelsea reports more. Vincent marks the far end of that range at $55,299, 53% below Helena.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
35080 15,881 $118,344 290 141
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Helena roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Helena, .