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.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Helen is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 44.34% of the Helen workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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 vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the city experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller city. 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.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.
