St. Helens is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 10,134 people and three constituent neighborhoods, St. Helens is the 51st largest community in Oregon.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, St. Helens is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.3% of the St. Helens workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, St. Helens is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Helens who work in office and administrative support jobs (17.40%), management occupations (7.41%), and sales jobs (6.58%).

The city is also nautical, which means that parts of St. Helens are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Being a small city, St. Helens does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

St. Helens Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in St. Helens with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 11.98% of adults in St. Helens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in St. Helens in 2000 was $17,237, which is middle income relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,948 for a family of four.

The people who call St. Helens home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in St. Helens is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in St. Helens include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, French, Swedish, Scottish, and Dutch.

The most common language spoken in St. Helens is English. Some people also speak Spanish.