St. Helena, NE

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Deb Fischer

Republican Party

US Senator

Pete Ricketts

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.7

0.514% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

4.12%

145% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$85,625

3.01% 1-year growth

Economy

The economy of St. Helena, NE employs 52 people. In 2024, the largest industries in St. Helena, NE were Manufacturing (26 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7 people), and Retail Trade (5 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($66,250), Retail Trade ($29,583), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 64

−17.5%

1 Year decline

± 193%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Helena, NE declined at a rate of −17.5%, from 63 employees to 52 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Helena, NE, are Production Occupations (21 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (7 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Helena, NE.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Nebraska.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Nebraska (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 64

−17.5%

1 Year decline

± 193%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in St. Helena, NE declined at a rate of −17.5%, from 63 employees to 52 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Helena, NE, are Manufacturing (26 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7 people), and Retail Trade (5 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Helena, NE, though some of these residents may live in St. Helena, NE and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$61,250

Median earning men ± $44,240

$32,083

Median earning women ± $14,026

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($85,682) and Retail Trade ($29,583).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($32,083) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($13,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Helena, NE was $156,700 in 2024, which is 0.471 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $133,900 to $156,700, a 17% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Helena, NE is 90.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in St. Helena, NE have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Helena, NE is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$156,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,554

$29

Median Property Taxes

±$26

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Helena, NE the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in St. Helena, NE compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

90.6%

Homeownership

2024

66.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 90.6% of the housing units in St. Helena, NE were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 89.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in St. Helena, NE compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$85,625

Median Household Income

± $62,462

Number of Households

± 25

In 2024, the median household income of the 32 households in St. Helena, NE grew to $85,625 from the previous year's value of $83,125.

The following chart displays the households in St. Helena, NE distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Helena, NE is from Nebraska.

0.447

2024 Wage GINI in Nebraska

0.447

2023 Wage GINI in Nebraska

In 2024, the income inequality in Nebraska was 0.447 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.182% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Nebraska was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Nebraska in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Nebraska across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (71.2%)
Carpooled (28.8%)

In 2024, 71.2% of workers in St. Helena, NE drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (28.8%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Helena, NE have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.92% of the workforce in St. Helena, NE have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Helena, NE compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Helena, NE distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Helena, NE have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

4.12% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Helena, NE (4 out of 97 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Females 75+ and then Males 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Helena, NE is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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