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73741

Helena, OK · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,769
Median household income
$62,083
People below poverty
22%
Median home value
$110,800

Income

The median income of households in 73741 was $62,083. An estimated 9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 9
$10,000 to $14,999 12.4
$15,000 to $24,999 13.4
$25,000 to $34,999 2
$35,000 to $49,999 3.5
$50,000 to $74,999 21.9
$75,000 to $99,999 14.9
$100,000 to $149,999 14.9
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 36964
Female 39750

An estimated 67.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,196. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.7
Social Security 40.3
Retirement income 32.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.4
Cash public assistance income 0.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 22 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 40.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 22
Children under 18 years below poverty 40.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.5

In 2020-2024, 7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 71.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 28.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 73741 in 2020-2024, 81% had health insurance coverage and 19% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.1% and public coverage was 40.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 38.1%.


In 2020-2024, 73741 had a total population of 1,769 - 270 (15.3%) females and 1,499 (84.7%) males. The median age was 47.1 years. An estimated 8.7% of the population was under 18 years, 38.3% was 19 to 44 years, 36.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 73741 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 21 18
5 to 9 9 41
10 to 14 28 16
15 to 19 4 18
20 to 24 1 2
25 to 29 23 6
30 to 34 55 3
35 to 39 176 33
40 to 44 360 19
45 to 49 155 7
50 to 54 196 20
55 to 59 140 7
60 to 64 116 8
65 to 69 126 7
70 to 74 44 44
75 to 79 25 9
80 to 84 13 8
85 and over 7 4

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 62% were White; 12% were Black or African American; 9.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 8.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 16.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 7.9% of the people in 73741 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 60.9% of the people in 73741 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 201 households in 73741. The average household size was 2.76 people.

Married-couple households made up 65.7% of the households in 73741 while cohabiting couple households made up 3.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.4% of all households, while 13.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 24.8% of all households.

In 73741, 35.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 44.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 65.7
Cohabiting Couples 3.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 21.7% of males and 65.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 44.6 12.8
Now married, except separated 21.7 65.6
Separated 8.7 0
Widowed 1.3 19
Divorced 23.8 2.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 73741, 12 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 66.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 73741 were U.S. natives. 64.9% of the 73741 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 73741 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 85.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 73741 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 73741.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 45.7
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 37.1
Oceania 17.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 73741 in 2020-2024, 6.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.4% of people at least five years old; 2.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 73741 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.5
Different house, same county 1.2
Different county, same state 18.7
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 74.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 5.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 25.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 73741 was 130 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 13 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 88. College or graduate school enrollment was 29.

Educational Attainment of People in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 25.3
High school diploma or equivalency 42
Some college, no degree 23.6
Associate's degree 3.2
Bachelor's degree 3.6
Graduate or professional degree 2.2

Disability

In 73741, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 25.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.1% of people under 18 years old, to 27.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 73741, 11 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 88.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 60.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 16.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 108 60.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 42 23.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 29 16.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 73741 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8.4
Construction 14
Manufacturing 9.5
Wholesale trade 3.4
Retail trade 12.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.4
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 15.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 2.2
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 2.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 73741 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 65 36.3
Service occupations 12 6.7
Sales and office occupations 48 26.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 24 13.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 30 16.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 62.4% of 73741 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 21.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 62.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 21.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.1
Walked 12.9
Other means 1.7
Worked from home 0.6

In 2020-2024, 73741 had a total of 247 housing units. Of these housing units, 86.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 6.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 7.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 86.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 6.5
Mobile homes 7.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 27.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 73741 was 6.7 rooms, and of these housing units 70.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 73741 had 201 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 46 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 87.1% while renters occupied 12.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.93 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.58.

7.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.4% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0.5% and another 33.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 73741:

House Heating Fuel Used in 73741 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.8
Electricity 54.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 73741 was $110,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 35.4 % had a mortgage. 64.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,337 and for owners without a mortgage it was $517.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 73741 was $NaN. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.