It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Heflin has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Heflin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Heflin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Heflin may be for you.
One downside of living in Heflin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.50 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Heflin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Heflin overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Heflin, 23.22% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Heflin in 2022 was $29,448, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,792 for a family of four. However, Heflin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Heflin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, European, Turkish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Heflin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
