Another notable thing is that St. Helen is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, St. Helen’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town 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!) St. Helen 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. St. Helen has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in St. Helen than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, St. Helen may be for you.
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.
As is often the case in a small town, St. Helen doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of St. Helen have a very low rate of college education: just 9.52% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
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.
