St. Helena is a somewhat small city located in the state of California. With a population of 5,196 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Helena is the 508th largest community in California.

St. Helena home prices are not only among the most expensive in California, but St. Helena real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.83% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Even though St. Helena is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the bus for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

If knowledge is power, St. Helena is a pretty powerful place. 58.03% of the adults in St. Helena have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in St. Helena in 2018 was $105,719, which is wealthy relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $422,876 for a family of four. However, St. Helena contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

St. Helena is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call St. Helena home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Helena residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. St. Helena also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.06% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Helena include English, German, Irish, Italian, and European.

Foreign born people are also an important part of St. Helena's cultural character, accounting for 26.85% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in St. Helena is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.