Helen is a tiny city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 600 people and two associated neighborhoods, Helen is the 392nd largest community in Georgia.When you are in Helen, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 44.34% of Helen’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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 (15.09%), business and financial occupations (9.91%), and teaching (6.13%). Another notable thing is that Helen is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the city’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. 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, Helen has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Helen a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. 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 education level of Helen ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Helen, 43.97% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Helen in 2022 was $48,013, which is wealthy relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,052 for a family of four. 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 French. The most common language spoken in Helen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.
