Lake Helen, FL Housing Market & City Data

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2,801
Population Estimate
$117,330
Median Home Value
95.5%
Employment Rate
14.9%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of September 2026

HOUSING DATA (September 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$282
Median Listing Price$665,000
Median Days on Market77
Active Listings17
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)17
Avg Listing Price$710,018
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY16%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size2.93
Family Dual Income47
Median Household Income$45,057
Median Individual Income$25,387
Home Ownership79.9%
Home Value$117,330
Median Rent$1,063
Rent Burden28.2%
Poverty12.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED16.5%
  • Highschool Education35.2%
  • Some College33.5%
  • Bachelors Degree12.4%
  • Graduate Degree2.5%
  • Total College or Above14.9%
  • Stem Degree13.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.0%
  • Female50.0%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married50.8%
  • Divorced17.6%
  • Never Married23.8%
  • Widowed7.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLake Helen
State IDFL
Population2,801

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1817.9%
19–2913.9%
30–399.4%
40–4910.9%
Age Group% of Population
50–5913.8%
60–6917.7%
70–7912.7%
80+3.5%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation55.7%
Unemployment Rate4.5%
Disabled20.9%

ETHNICITY

White90.9%
Black4.2%
Asian0.2%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other4.5%
Multiple0.3%

OTHER

Hispanic7.2%
Limited English0.5%
Health Uninsured13.7%
Veteran10.6%

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