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Lake Helen, Florida: commercial real estate data.
Lake Helen is a Census city of 2,918 people across 4.55 square miles of land, in Volusia County. Median household income is $116,250, 79.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lake Helen
What Lake Helen is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.55 sq mi
- Water area0.17 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land641
- County holding the largest share of its areaVolusia County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Helen
How many people live in Lake Helen
- Population2,918
- Median age42.8 plus or minus 15.7
- Population under 18636 plus or minus 231
- Share under 1821.8 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Population 65 and over912 plus or minus 267
- Share 65 and over31.3 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Households1,010
- Family households777
- Share of households that are families76.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Helen
Income and work in Lake Helen
- Median household income$116,250 plus or minus $27,021
- Per capita income$36,834
- Civilian labor force1,175 plus or minus 267
- Employed1,131 plus or minus 265
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 36
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over2,055
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.2 percent plus or minus 6.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Helen
Housing in Lake Helen
- Housing units1,118
- Occupied units1,010
- Vacant units108 plus or minus 64
- Vacancy rate9.7 percent plus or minus 5.5
- Owner occupied800
- Renter occupied210 plus or minus 156
- Ownership rate79.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$441,200 plus or minus $113,257
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,522 plus or minus $682
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Single family units968
- Share single family86.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more28 plus or minus 37
- Share in buildings of two or more2.5 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Mobile homes122 plus or minus 55
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Helen
How Lake Helen gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,016 plus or minus 257
- Commuting under 15 minutes153 plus or minus 131
- Share commuting under 15 minutes15.1 percent plus or minus 12.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more486 plus or minus 188
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.8 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Drove alone86.2 percent
- Carpooled1.3 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 7.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lake Helen
SBA loans in Lake Helen (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,227,500
- Average approval$445,500
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$1,396,000
- Jobs supported74
- Jobs per approval14.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more40.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Helen, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lake Helen
Flood risk in Lake Helen
- NFIP communityCity of Lake Helen
- NFIP community number120674
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/29/17
The City of Lake Helen participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 120674 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Volusia County, not Lake Helen
Volusia County context, not Lake Helen figures
- Establishments in Volusia County14,367
- Covered employment, Volusia County189,265
- Average annual pay, Volusia County$54,114
- Housing units permitted, Volusia County3,403
Every figure in this section is published for Volusia County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lake Helen.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lake Helen questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lake Helen, Florida?
2,918, in 1,010 households. Lake Helen city covers 4.55 square miles of land, which is 641 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lake Helen in?
Volusia County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lake Helen?
$116,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $441,200. Median gross rent is $1,522 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lake Helen businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.2 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $200,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lake Helen, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lake Helen borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lake Helen. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lake Helen in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lake Helen appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lake Helen, city of, community 120674, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lake Helen figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Volusia County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lake Helen.
Is zoning published for Lake Helen?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.