Another notable thing is that St. Helen is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, St. Helen’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
Residents will find that the town 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, St. Helen is worth considering.
One downside of living in St. Helen is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In St. Helen, the average commute to work is 31.06 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Being a small town, St. Helen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In St. Helen, just 10.75% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in St. Helen in 2022 was $30,264, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $121,056 for a family of four. However, St. Helen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Helen also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 32.75% of its population below the federal poverty line.
The people who call St. Helen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Helen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Helen include German, English, Irish, Hungarian, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in St. Helen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
