Helen is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 578 people and two associated neighborhoods, Helen is the 392nd largest community in Georgia.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Helen is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 45.85% of the Helen workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Helen is a city of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Helen who work in sales jobs (15.28%), management occupations (9.61%), and business and financial occupations (6.55%). Another notable thing is that Helen is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city. 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, Helen is worth considering. Helen is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Helen are among the most well-educated in the nation: 42.38% of adults in Helen have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Helen in 2022 was $44,324, which is wealthy relative to Georgia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,296 for a family of four. However, Helen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Helen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Helen residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Helen include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Helen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
