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, Heflin is worth considering.
One downside of living in Heflin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Heflin, the average commute to work is 31.42 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
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.
