The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Heflin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Heflin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Heflin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.42 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Heflin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Heflin with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.82% of adults in Heflin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Heflin in 2022 was $29,621, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,484 for a family of four. However, Heflin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Heflin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Heflin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Heflin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Heflin include Irish, English, Turkish, European, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Heflin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
