Another notable thing is that St. Helen is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town 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 town.
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 30.95 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
St. Helen is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In St. Helen, just 9.52% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%.
The per capita income in St. Helen in 2022 was $29,267, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,068 for a family of four. However, St. Helen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Polish, and French.
The most common language spoken in St. Helen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
