McRae-Helena is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 5,186 people and three associated neighborhoods, McRae-Helena is the 135th largest community in Georgia.
Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, McRae-Helena is worth considering.
McRae-Helena is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of McRae-Helena have a very low rate of college education: just 7.98% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in McRae-Helena in 2022 was $15,215, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,860 for a family of four. However, McRae-Helena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. McRae-Helena also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.51% of its population below the federal poverty line.
McRae-Helena is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call McRae-Helena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of McRae-Helena residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in McRae-Helena include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and African.
The most common language spoken in McRae-Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.