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.Helen is a blue-collar town, with 44.34% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. 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. 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!) 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. Helen has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Helen than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Helen may be for you. Being a small city, Helen does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Helen is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 43.97% of adults in Helen have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. 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.
