Heflin is a very small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 3,507 people and two associated neighborhoods, Heflin is the 159th largest community in Alabama.Unlike some cities, Heflin isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Heflin are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Heflin is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Heflin who work in sales jobs (15.30%), teaching (8.50%), and healthcare (8.41%). Also of interest is that Heflin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Heflin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Heflin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Heflin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small city, Heflin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Heflin citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.35% of adults in Heflin have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Heflin in 2022 was $32,495, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,980 for a family of four. However, Heflin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Heflin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Heflin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Heflin include English, Irish, Turkish, German, and European. The most common language spoken in Heflin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
