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Population (year 2000): 2,743. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,816 (+2.7% change)
Males: 1,298 (47.3%), Females: 1,445 (52.7%)
Volusia County
Zip code:
32744
Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $34,577 (year 2000)
Median house value: $68,800 (year 2000)
Races in Lake Helen:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.2%)
- Black (10.7%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: English (18.9%), German (18.0%),
Irish (12.4%), United States (7.8%), Italian (3.9%), French
(3.7%).
Elevation: 64 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lake Helen
- High school or higher: 80.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 3.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lake Helen city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 58.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 8.4%
- Divorced: 12.9%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +285 (+11.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Helen:
- HALIFAX MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; DAYTONA
BEACH, FL)
- FLORIDA HOSPITAL FISH MEMORIAL (about 6 miles;
ORANGE CITY, FL)
- FLORIDA HOSPITAL DELAND (about 8 miles; DE LAND, FL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake
Helen:
- ORLANDO SANFORD (about 15 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID:
SFB)
- DAYTONA BEACH INTL (about 18 miles; DAYTONA BEACH,
FL; ID: DAB)
- ORLANDO INTL (about 40 miles; ORLANDO, FL; ID: MCO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Helen:
- DELAND MUNI-SIDNEY H TAYLOR FIELD (about 7 miles;
DELAND, FL; ID: DED)
- BOB LEE FLIGHT STRIP (about 10 miles; DELAND, FL;
ID: 1J6)
- NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (about 22 miles; NEW SMYRNA
BEACH, FL; ID: EVB)
Amtrak stations near Lake Helen:
- 9 miles: DELAND (2491 OLD NEW YORK AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones,
vending machines, free short-term parking, free
long-term parking, taxi stand.
- 13 miles: SANFORD (AUTO-TRAIN) (SANFORD, 600
PERSIMMON AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully
wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, free short-term
parking.
- 13 miles: SANFORD (800 PERSIMMON AVE.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lake Helen:
- STETSON UNIVERSITY (about 8 miles; DELAND, FL;
Full-time enrollment: 2,966)
- SEMINOLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; SANFORD,
FL; FT enrollment: 5,261)
- EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY (about 21
miles; DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 9,008)
- DAYTONA BEACH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 21 miles;
DAYTONA BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 6,257)
- BETHUNE COOKMAN COLLEGE (about 21 miles; DAYTONA
BEACH, FL; FT enrollment: 2,638)
- UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-ORLANDO CAMPUS (about 26
miles; MAITLAND, FL; FT enrollment: 3,992)
- ROLLINS COLLEGE (about 28 miles; WINTER PARK, FL; FT
enrollment: 2,899)
Private high school in Lake Helen:
- CENTRAL FELLOWSHIP CHRISTIAN A (Students: 21;
Location: 626 E KICKLIGHTER RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lake Helen:
- VOLUSIA PINES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
546; Location: 500 KICKLIGHTER ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
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