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, Heflin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Heflin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Heflin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Heflin, the average commute to work is 31.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Heflin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Heflin are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.35% of adults in Heflin having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Heflin in 2018 was $32,495, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $129,980 for a family of four. However, Heflin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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, Turkish, German, and European.
The most common language spoken in Heflin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
