Another notable thing is that St. Helen is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially 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.
The percentage of people in St. Helen with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.75% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
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.
