St. Helena is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,272 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Helena is the 508th largest community in California. St. Helena home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but St. Helena real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.St. Helena is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 91.99% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, St. Helena is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Helena who work in management occupations (24.02%), office and administrative support (12.74%), and sales jobs (12.60%). Also of interest is that St. Helena has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.01% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of St. Helena is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in St. Helena. 58.28% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%. The per capita income in St. Helena in 2022 was $108,577, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $434,308 for a family of four. However, St. Helena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Helena is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Helena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Helena residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. St. Helena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 25.75% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Helena include English, Irish, German, French, and Canadian. Foreign born people are also an important part of St. Helena's cultural character, accounting for 24.80% of the city’s population. The most common language spoken in St. Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
